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Windsor vs Hampton vs Windsor vs Hartland

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hampton has the most people working from home (21.7%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Hartland has the most homeowners (91.8%).

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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.

MeasureWindsorHamptonWindsorHartland
People
Population
3,554
16,426Highest
2,060Lowest
3,460
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
55.8±2.1Highest
43% above U.S.
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
55.8±5.1Highest
43% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
11.6%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.5%±5.6
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.7%±6.9
U.S.: 17.2%
30.9%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8
U.S.: 17.2%
28.4%±5.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Hampton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%
U.S.: 35.7%
36.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Hampton and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$52,484±$11k
35% below U.S.
$95,233±$9kHighest
18% above U.S.
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$86,136±$23k
7% above U.S.
Hampton and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31k
38% below U.S.
$550,200±$39kHighest
65% above U.S.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$348,600±$39k
5% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89
27% below U.S.
$1,628±$94Highest
15% above U.S.
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209
67% above U.S.
$6,813Highest
118% above U.S.
$4,878Lowest
56% above U.S.
$6,437
106% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
56.8%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
31.1%±89.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hampton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
73.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945
35 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
14% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
21.7%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.4%±6.4
U.S.: 15.1%
Hampton and Hartland 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 #61 of 70 in VT #31 of 120 in NH #61 of 70 in VT #29 of 70 in VT
School district — Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District — Hartland School District
High school in town — Winnacunnet High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.1
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U.S. 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.