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Brookfield vs Plainfield vs Wolfeboro 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%).
Plainfield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1955).
Wolfeboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Plainfield | Wolfeboro | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,486 |
1,314 |
6,571Highest |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47±5.9 21% above U.S. |
48.1±5.5 24% above U.S. |
57±1.8Highest 47% above U.S. |
35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
13.7%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
34.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wolfeboro and Brookfield 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% |
48.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookfield and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$69,250±$31kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$94,375±$22k 17% above U.S. |
$73,214±$22k 9% below U.S. |
| Brookfield and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15k about the U.S. average |
$318,400±$34k 4% below U.S. |
$546,500±$60kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$242,600±$55kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306 31% below U.S. |
$1,153±$103Highest 18% below U.S. |
$1,103±$76 22% below U.S. |
$950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Plainfield and Wolfeboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560 46% above U.S. |
$4,806Highest 54% above U.S. |
$4,531 45% above U.S. |
$4,284Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
73.2%±53.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
12%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
78.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.9%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Wolfeboro 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 | — | — | #46 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Kingswood Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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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.