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Windsor vs Northwood
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Northwood has the highest household income ($129k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Windsor | Northwood |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 254Lowest |
4,688Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.4% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
42.4±7.8Highest about the NH average |
| Northwood and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
18%±4.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.5%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Northwood and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
38.9%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40kLowest 5% above NH |
$129,375±$23kHighest 31% above NH |
| Northwood and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40kLowest 16% below NH |
$363,000±$13kHighest 10% below NH |
| Northwood and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,201±$372 19% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$5,806Highest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
23.7%±29.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Northwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
7.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
89%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 21% above NH |
37 minHighest 37% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.7%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Northwood and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #24 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Northwood School District · Coe-Brown Northwood Academy School District |
| High school in town | — | Coe-Brown Northwood Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.

