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Windsor vs Ossipee vs Rockingham vs Randolph
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Ossipee has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
Rockingham has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Randolph has the youngest population (median age 40.4).
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 | Ossipee | Rockingham | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Lowest |
4,521 |
4,807 |
4,843Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
50±4.6Highest 29% above U.S. |
46.4±2.6 19% above U.S. |
40.4±7.4Lowest 4% above U.S. |
| Ossipee and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.3%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.8%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rockingham 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% |
24.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
11.2%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Randolph and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$90,521±$22kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$70,857±$16k 12% below U.S. |
$76,758±$6k 5% below U.S. |
| Ossipee and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$325,500±$23kHighest about the U.S. average |
$210,900±$14k 37% below U.S. |
$278,700±$38k 16% below U.S. |
| Ossipee and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,601±$245Highest 13% above U.S. |
$1,062±$101 25% below U.S. |
$1,172±$173 17% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$4,401Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$4,887 57% above U.S. |
$4,698 51% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72%±16.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±13.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
54.1%±17.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ossipee and Randolph 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% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
16.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
61.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
67.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr 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. |
33 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
21 min 22% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.9%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rockingham and Randolph 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 | #100 of 120 in NH | #65 of 70 in VT | #55 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Rockingham School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.4 |
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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.