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Windsor vs Windsor vs Hampton
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 affordable homes ($170k median).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($550k 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 | Windsor | Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
2,060Lowest |
16,426Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
55.8±2.1Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±2.3Lowest 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% |
29.2%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.9%±2.8Highest 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hampton and Windsor 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. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$95,233±$9kHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 38% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$550,200±$39kHighest 65% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 27% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,628±$94Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 67% above U.S. |
$4,878Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$6,813Highest 118% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.8%±10.4Highest 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%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.7%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT | #31 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | — | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Winnacunnet High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.1 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.