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Lebanon 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
Lebanon has the shortest commute (14 min average).
Newmarket has the most expensive homes ($455k 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 | Lebanon | Newmarket | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,999Highest |
9,463 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 38.9±3.1Lowest 10% 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 | 14.6%±2.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Newmarket and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Lebanon and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
49.7% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,147±$10k about the NH average |
$100,845±$13kHighest about the NH average |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Newmarket and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $385,400±$29k 4% below NH |
$455,000±$22kHighest 13% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,744±$132Highest 17% above NH |
$1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
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| Lebanon and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,149 22% above NH |
$8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±7.2 NH: 48.2% |
46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.6% NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
52.9% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 1 yr newer than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 48% below NH |
28 minHighest 6% above NH |
21 min 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 22.8%±4.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Lebanon and Newmarket 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 | #29 of 120 in NH | #39 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Lebanon School District | Newmarket School District | — |
| High school in town | Lebanon High School | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
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.