West Swanzey vs Winchester

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

West Swanzey 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 1,227 in West Swanzey). Winchester has the higher median household income ($65,893 vs $52,241 in West Swanzey). Winchester has the higher median home value ($206,900 vs $193,100 in West Swanzey).

Population, income & housing

	West Swanzey	Winchester
Population	1,227	1,394
Median age	39.0 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,241	$65,893
Median home value	$193,100	$206,900
Median gross rent	$1,685	$1,028
Housing units	596	783
Homeownership rate	41.1%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.9%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Swanzey	Winchester
Population	896 → 1,227 (+36.9%)	2,261 → 1,394 (-38.3%)
Median household income	$58,494 → $52,241 (-10.7%)	$39,608 → $65,893 (+66.4%)
Median home value	$154,600 → $193,100 (+24.9%)	$112,800 → $206,900 (+83.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,174 → $1,685 (+43.5%)	$1,025 → $1,028 (+0.3%)

West Swanzey

Population

8961,227

Median household income

$58,494$52,241

Median home value

$154,600$193,100

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,685

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)

	West Swanzey	Winchester
Under 5	6.7%	14.7%
5 to 17	12.6%	7.7%
18 to 24	4.5%	10.6%
25 to 34	20.9%	12.3%
35 to 44	9.2%	8.5%
45 to 54	5.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	17.0%	19.9%
65 to 74	13.0%	8.7%
75 and over	10.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Swanzey	Winchester
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	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	0.4%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Swanzey	Winchester
No high school diploma	6.8%	10.1%
High school graduate	34.1%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Swanzey	Winchester
Drove alone	95.6%	80.6%
Carpooled	4.4%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Swanzey	Winchester
1-unit, detached	33.6%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	28.1%
5 to 19 units	20.6%	14.3%
20 or more units	26.7%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	West Swanzey	Winchester
Poverty rate	5.6%	22.2%
Average household size	2.06	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1972	1973