Compare towns
Newmarket vs Bow 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
Newmarket has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($323k median).
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 | Newmarket | Bow | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
8,335 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
| Roxbury and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Bow and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,845±$13k about the NH average |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Bow and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
$1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
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| Newmarket and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newmarket and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Bow 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 | #39 of 120 in NH | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Newmarket School District | Bow School District | — |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | Bow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.