Jaffrey vs Winchester

A side-by-side comparison of Jaffrey and Winchester: population, income, housing, and more.

Jaffrey and Winchester are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jaffrey has the higher population (2,885 vs 1,394 in Winchester). Jaffrey has the higher median household income ($95,600 vs $65,893 in Winchester). Jaffrey has the higher median home value ($219,200 vs $206,900 in Winchester).

Population, income & housing

	Jaffrey	Winchester
Population	2,885	1,394
Median age	37.6 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$95,600	$65,893
Median home value	$219,200	$206,900
Median gross rent	$950	$1,028
Housing units	1,180	783
Homeownership rate	71.4%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jaffrey	Winchester
Population	2,765 → 2,885 (+4.3%)	2,261 → 1,394 (-38.3%)
Median household income	$58,083 → $95,600 (+64.6%)	$39,608 → $65,893 (+66.4%)
Median home value	$164,100 → $219,200 (+33.6%)	$112,800 → $206,900 (+83.4%)
Median gross rent	$840 → $950 (+13.1%)	$1,025 → $1,028 (+0.3%)

Jaffrey

Population

2,7652,885

Median household income

$58,083$95,600

Median home value

$164,100$219,200

Median gross rent

$840$950

Winchester

Population

2,2611,394

Median household income

$39,608$65,893

Median home value

$112,800$206,900

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,028

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jaffrey	Winchester
Under 5	4.2%	14.7%
5 to 17	20.7%	7.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	10.6%
25 to 34	15.7%	12.3%
35 to 44	15.5%	8.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	9.6%
55 to 64	12.2%	19.9%
65 to 74	3.1%	8.7%
75 and over	8.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jaffrey	Winchester
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	87.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jaffrey	Winchester
No high school diploma	2.7%	10.1%
High school graduate	31.7%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jaffrey	Winchester
Drove alone	84.5%	80.6%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jaffrey	Winchester
1-unit, detached	73.6%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	28.1%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	14.3%
20 or more units	4.2%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Jaffrey	Winchester
Poverty rate	5.5%	22.2%
Average household size	2.95	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1970	1973