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Windsor vs Ogunquit vs Roxbury 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%).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Hillsborough has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
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 | Ogunquit | Roxbury | Hillsborough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 254Lowest |
1,379 |
299 |
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. |
43.2±17.7 11% above U.S. |
40.9±4.6 5% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5 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% |
17.4%±10.8 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% |
30.6% 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%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Ogunquit 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. |
$69,226±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$84,495±$12k 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. |
$323,100±$219k about the U.S. average |
$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. |
$5,787 86% 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% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
3.7% 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% |
95.5% 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. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
41 minHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±5.2 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.