Compare towns
Derry vs Newmarket 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).
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
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 | Newmarket | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 34,116Highest |
9,463 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
| Roxbury and Newmarket 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% |
15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Roxbury and Newmarket 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% |
49.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Derry 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 |
$100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Derry and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
$455,000±$22kHighest 13% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Newmarket and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,547±$138Lowest 4% above NH |
$1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
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| Newmarket and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,103 22% above NH |
$8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% NH: 7.2% |
4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2% NH: 72.8% |
52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 16% above NH |
28 min 6% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newmarket and Derry 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 | #39 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District | Newmarket School District | — |
| High school in town | Pinkerton Academy | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.9Highest |
9.9Lowest |
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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.