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Windsor vs Ogunquit vs Hillsborough

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most kids (25.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k median).

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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.

MeasureWindsorOgunquitHillsborough
People
Population
254Lowest
1,379
5,980Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-1.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.2±18.8Lowest
3% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
40.9±4.6
5% above U.S.
Kids under 18
25.2%±14.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.4%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.7%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.4%±3.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
12.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±4.2
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.6%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ogunquit and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$103,750±$40k
29% above U.S.
$114,259±$56kHighest
42% above U.S.
$84,495±$12kLowest
5% above U.S.
Ogunquit 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±$40k
about the U.S. average
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$272,300±$16kLowest
18% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$1,198±$390
15% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,381Lowest
8% above U.S.
$4,473
43% above U.S.
$5,815Highest
86% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
61.7%±23.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor and Hillsborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
22% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
41 minHighest
55% above U.S.
Work from home
15%±16.5
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ogunquit 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 — — #97 of 120 in NH
School district — — Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District
High school in town — — Hillsboro-Deering High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.5
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U.S. 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.