What stands out worked out from the figures below

Durham has the most people working from home (15.6%).

Roxbury has the most kids (14.7% under 18).

Durham is a college town. 70.2% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Durham	Roxbury
People
Population	10,681Highest	299Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+7.8% NH: +4.6%	—
Median age	20.1±0.2Lowest 54% below NH	43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average
Kids under 18	6.5%±2Lowest NH: 18.2%	14.7%±11.5Highest NH: 18.2%
	Roxbury and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	7.5%±1.4Lowest NH: 20.1%	17.4%±10.8Highest NH: 20.1%
	Roxbury and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	75.4%Highest NH: 40.6%	30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	70.2%±1.6Highest NH: 6%	13.4%±15.8Lowest NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$112,070±$25kHighest 13% above NH	$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$498,000±$45kHighest 24% above NH	$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH
	Durham and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,302±$211 13% below NH	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH	$5,787Lowest 13% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	55.4%±19.2Highest NH: 48.2%	0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Durham and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	12.4%Highest NH: 7.2%	3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	53.6%Lowest NH: 72.8%	95.5%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Highest 6 yrs older than NH	1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	17 minLowest 36% below NH	21 minHighest 22% below NH
Work from home	15.6%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8%	0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#9 of 120 in NH	—
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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.