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Brookfield vs Bow vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($243k 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 | Brookfield | Bow | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486 |
8,335Highest |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Highest 21% above U.S. |
41.5±2 7% above U.S. |
35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Brookfield and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Roxbury and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Brookfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23k 22% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$73,214±$22kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15k about the U.S. average |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$242,600±$55kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306 31% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560 46% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,284Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bow and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Bow 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Bow School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.