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Newmarket vs Roxbury vs Lebanon
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 expensive homes ($455k median).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (95.5%).
Lebanon has the shortest commute (14 min average).
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 | Roxbury | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463 |
299Lowest |
14,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +8.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9 5% below NH |
43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
38.9±3.1Lowest 10% below NH |
| Roxbury and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.7Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5 NH: 18.2% |
14.6%±2.4Lowest 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+ | 16.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±2.6Highest 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+ | 49.7% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
57.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
6.9%±2.6 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 | $100,845±$13kHighest about the NH average |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
$98,147±$10k about the NH average |
| Newmarket and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22kHighest 13% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$385,400±$29k 4% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Lowest 12% above NH |
— | $1,744±$132Highest 17% above NH |
| Lebanon and Newmarket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734Highest 31% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
$8,149 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.9%±7.2 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 | 4.6% NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
51.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1980 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
21 min 22% below NH |
14 minLowest 48% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.8%±4.3Highest 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 | #39 of 120 in NH | — | #29 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newmarket School District | — | Lebanon School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | — | Lebanon High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 11.7Highest |
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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.