Compare towns
Newmarket vs Roxbury vs Lyme
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).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($323k median).
Lyme has the most people working from home (27.2%).
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 | Lyme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,463Highest |
299Lowest |
1,710 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 41.2±1.9Lowest 5% below NH |
43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
48.6±7.8Highest 12% above NH |
| Lyme and Roxbury 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% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lyme and Newmarket 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% |
26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lyme 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% |
70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
$133,906±$15kHighest 35% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $455,000±$22k 13% above NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$645,000±$64kHighest 60% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,671±$69Highest 12% above NH |
— | $1,418±$130Lowest 5% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,734 31% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Lyme and Newmarket 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% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
80.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
21 min 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Newmarket School District | — | Lyme School District |
| High school in town | Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.