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Windsor vs Rye vs Dummer 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).
Rye has the most expensive homes ($1028k median).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Rye | Dummer | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 254Lowest |
5,611Highest |
299 |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.6% NH: +4.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
55.1±3Highest 27% above NH |
53.6±6.4 24% above NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
| Rye and Dummer 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% |
18.2%±4 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Dummer 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% |
31.7%±5.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
61.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9% NH: 40.6% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
2.2%±1.3 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury 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 5% above NH |
$140,655±$39kHighest 42% above NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Rye 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 |
$1,028,100±$89kHighest 155% above NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,781±$156 19% above NH |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 49% below NH |
$7,519Highest 13% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.3%±16.1 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Rye 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% |
6.9% NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
95.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1972 7 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
29 min 8% above NH |
25 min 6% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
30.9%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Rye 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 | — | #2 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | — | Rye School District | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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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.