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Gilsum vs Groton 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
Gilsum has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Groton has the most people working from home (13.7%).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Gilsum | Groton | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 716Highest |
507 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 44.8±8.1 3% above NH |
51.1±16.2Highest 18% above NH |
43.2±17.7Lowest about the NH average |
| Groton and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±4.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Groton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
29.4%±4.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
29.2% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3 NH: 6% |
2%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,417±$7k 19% below NH |
$85,625±$21kHighest 14% below NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Groton and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $241,500±$32kLowest 40% below NH |
$269,000±$45k 33% below NH |
$323,100±$219kHighest 20% below NH |
| Roxbury and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,575±$894Lowest 6% above NH |
$2,667±$295Highest 79% above NH |
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| Groton and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,579 16% below NH |
$2,873Lowest 57% below NH |
$5,787Highest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.5%±55.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
50%±83.6 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Gilsum and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
10.5% NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% NH: 72.8% |
91.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 7 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the NH average |
29 minHighest 10% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 11.9%±8.7 NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Groton and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Monadnock Regional School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.