Compare towns
Derry vs Keene vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derry has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
Keene has the most affordable homes ($253k median).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (95.5%).
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 | Derry | Keene | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
22,939 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.3±1.6 7% below NH |
37.6±2.3Lowest 13% below NH |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
| Roxbury and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±2.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.1%±1.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Derry and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.5%±1.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Keene and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4% NH: 40.6% |
44.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
13.8%±1.4Highest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8 NH: 6% |
| Keene and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,944±$7kHighest 10% above NH |
$78,445±$8k 21% below NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17kHighest 7% above NH |
$252,500±$12kLowest 37% below NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
| Derry and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138Highest 4% above NH |
$1,342±$68Lowest 10% below NH |
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| Derry and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,103Highest 22% above NH |
$6,812 about the NH average |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
44.5%±6.1 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Keene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2% NH: 72.8% |
55.1%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1961Lowest 18 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above NH |
17 minLowest 36% below NH |
21 min 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Derry and Keene 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 | #60 of 120 in NH | #81 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Keene School District | — |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | Keene High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
12.3Lowest |
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NH 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.