Marlborough vs Winchester

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

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

Winchester has the higher population (1,394 vs 925 in Marlborough). Winchester has the higher median household income ($65,893 vs $65,800 in Marlborough). Marlborough has the higher median home value ($241,800 vs $206,900 in Winchester).

Population, income & housing

	Marlborough	Winchester
Population	925	1,394
Median age	50.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,800	$65,893
Median home value	$241,800	$206,900
Median gross rent	$1,004	$1,028
Housing units	500	783
Homeownership rate	49.8%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marlborough	Winchester
Population	1,164 → 925 (-20.5%)	2,261 → 1,394 (-38.3%)
Median household income	$51,513 → $65,800 (+27.7%)	$39,608 → $65,893 (+66.4%)
Median home value	$182,100 → $241,800 (+32.8%)	$112,800 → $206,900 (+83.4%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $1,004 (+20.8%)	$1,025 → $1,028 (+0.3%)

Marlborough

Population

1,164925

Median household income

$51,513$65,800

Median home value

$182,100$241,800

Median gross rent

$831$1,004

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)

	Marlborough	Winchester
Under 5	4.2%	14.7%
5 to 17	14.8%	7.7%
18 to 24	4.4%	10.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	14.9%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	19.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	8.7%
75 and over	10.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marlborough	Winchester
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	87.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marlborough	Winchester
No high school diploma	6.4%	10.1%
High school graduate	30.1%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marlborough	Winchester
Drove alone	69.9%	80.6%
Carpooled	7.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	3.5%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.9%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marlborough	Winchester
1-unit, detached	46.4%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.4%	28.1%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	14.3%
20 or more units	12.8%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Marlborough	Winchester
Poverty rate	9.8%	22.2%
Average household size	1.99	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1938	1973