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Windsor vs Windham vs Newfields vs Dummer
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 youngest population (median age 40.2).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k 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 | Windham | Newfields | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 254Lowest |
16,038Highest |
2,023 |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 7% below NH |
41.1±2.9 5% below NH |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7 NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Windham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8 NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Dummer and Windsor 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% |
62.7% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields 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 |
$189,583±$19k 91% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
| Newfields and Windham 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 |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
$646,400±$34k 61% above NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
| Windham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
$1,875±$323Lowest 26% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 49% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9 NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Windsor and Windham 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% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3% NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
1991 12 yrs newer than NH |
1977Lowest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 21% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
25 minLowest 6% below NH |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Windham 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 | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | — | Windham School District | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.