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Newfields vs Roxbury vs Swanzey
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Swanzey has the most renters (28.3% rent).
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 | Newfields | Roxbury | Swanzey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023 |
299Lowest |
7,398Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
43.2±17.7Lowest about the NH average |
50±3.1Highest 15% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Swanzey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
24.2%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Swanzey and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
30.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
$81,595±$11k 18% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
$259,200±$15kLowest 36% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
— | $1,508±$303Lowest about the NH average |
| Newfields and Swanzey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
$5,558Lowest 17% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.7%±19.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Swanzey and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
24 min 9% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.3%±4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #102 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | — | Monadnock Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Monadnock Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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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.