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Windsor vs Raymond vs Henniker vs Roxbury
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).
Raymond has the most expensive homes ($370k median).
Henniker has the most renters (35.5% rent).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($323k median).
Henniker is a college town. 27% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Raymond | Henniker | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 254Lowest |
10,900Highest |
6,197 |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+27.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8 7% below NH |
43.4±3.8Highest about the NH average |
31.1±6.1Lowest 28% below NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
| Raymond 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 NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.6 NH: 18.2% |
15.3%±3.7 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Raymond 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% |
18%±3.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.5%±6 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Raymond and Roxbury 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% |
26.4% NH: 40.6% |
41.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
27%±6.5Highest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8 NH: 6% |
| Henniker and Roxbury 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 5% above NH |
$104,597±$10kHighest 6% above NH |
$95,206±$21k 4% below NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Raymond 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 16% below NH |
$370,400±$17kHighest 8% below NH |
$356,700±$49k 11% below NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Raymond and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,376±$196Highest 8% below NH |
$1,081±$164Lowest 27% below NH |
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| Raymond and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$6,146 8% below NH |
$8,877Highest 33% above NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
24.1%±11.9 NH: 48.2% |
43.5%±22.6 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Henniker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% NH: 7.2% |
6.7% NH: 7.2% |
11.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.8% NH: 72.8% |
64.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
21 min 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
15.5%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Henniker 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 | — | #96 of 120 in NH | #56 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Raymond School District | Henniker School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Raymond High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2 |
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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.