What stands out worked out from the figures below

Marlborough has the most people working from home (12.3%).

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.

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

Measure	Marlborough	Roxbury
People
Population	2,207Highest	299Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.6% NH: +4.6%	—
Median age	46±9.2Highest 6% above NH	43.2±17.7Lowest about the NH average
	Marlborough and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.5%±5.7Highest NH: 18.2%	14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Marlborough and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.7%±1.7Highest NH: 20.1%	17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Marlborough and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	39.5%Highest NH: 40.6%	30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.5%±1.7Lowest NH: 6%	13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6%
	Roxbury and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$69,032±$9kLowest 30% below NH	$69,226±$14kHighest 30% below NH
	Roxbury and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$267,200±$35kLowest 34% below NH	$323,100±$219kHighest 20% below NH
	Roxbury and Marlborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,133±$323 24% below NH	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,362Highest 5% below NH	$5,787Lowest 13% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50.4%±25.3Highest NH: 48.2%	0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Marlborough and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13.2%Highest NH: 7.2%	3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	68.1%Lowest NH: 72.8%	95.5%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 3 yrs older than NH	1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minHighest 21% below NH	21 minLowest 22% below NH
Work from home	12.3%±6.7Highest NH: 16.8%	0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8%
Schools
School district	Marlborough School District	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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Old photos in Our Story	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.