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Windsor vs Wakefield vs Stoddard
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).
Wakefield has the most affordable homes ($323k median).
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).
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 | Wakefield | Stoddard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
5,405Highest |
1,072 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
49.4±4.1 14% above NH |
53±4Highest 22% above NH |
| Stoddard and Wakefield 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% |
18.7%±3.9 NH: 18.2% |
17.5%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Windsor and Wakefield 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% |
18.8%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
24.4%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Stoddard and Wakefield 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% |
26.2% NH: 40.6% |
34.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest NH: 6% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7 NH: 6% |
| Windsor and Stoddard 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 |
$100,976±$11k about the NH average |
$94,904±$11kLowest 4% below NH |
| Windsor and Wakefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40kHighest 16% below NH |
$322,800±$43kLowest 20% below NH |
$330,300±$20k 18% below NH |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,375±$434Highest 8% below NH |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
| Wakefield and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 49% below NH |
$2,954Lowest 56% below NH |
$4,316Highest 35% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±82.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Stoddard 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% |
7.2% NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
96.8%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1978Lowest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 21% above NH |
36 minHighest 34% above NH |
34 min 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
15.1%±9.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Wakefield 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 | — | #118 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Wakefield School District | Stoddard School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.