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Windsor vs Springfield 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).
Springfield has the oldest population (median age 51.4).
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 | Springfield | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
1,122Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
51.4±8.8Highest 19% above NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
| Springfield 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% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Springfield 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% |
19.8%±1.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Springfield 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% |
36.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest 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±$40kHighest 5% above NH |
$100,893±$19k about the NH average |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Windsor and Springfield 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 |
$384,100±$50kHighest 5% below NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Springfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,096±$217 26% below NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 49% below NH |
$5,946Highest 11% below NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Springfield 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% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Springfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.