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Marlborough vs Roxbury vs Surry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marlborough has the most renters (48.1% rent).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (95.5%).
Surry has the highest household income ($110k).
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 | Marlborough | Roxbury | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,048 |
299Lowest |
1,052Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±11.7Highest 10% above NH |
43.2±17.7Lowest about the NH average |
44.7±5.1 3% above NH |
| Marlborough and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±6.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Surry and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.4 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Surry and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
31.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6 NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,356±$10kLowest 32% below NH |
$69,226±$14k 30% below NH |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,700±$44kLowest 35% below NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
$331,400±$23kHighest 18% below NH |
| Surry and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$153Lowest 35% below NH |
— | $1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,076 9% below NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
$6,384Highest 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±17.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Marlborough and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1943Lowest 36 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1977Highest 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
21 min 22% below NH |
22 minHighest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.2%±10.9 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Surry and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.