Compare towns
Roxbury vs Amherst vs Chatham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
Chatham has the most renters (17.2% 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 | Roxbury | Amherst | Chatham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
11,861Highest |
430 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.9% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 43.2±17.7Lowest about the NH average |
45.9±3.5 6% above NH |
48.3±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
| Chatham and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±7.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Amherst and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.2%±3 NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±10Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Chatham and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
65.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
38.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
5.8%±3.8 NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,226±$14k 30% below NH |
$153,196±$10kHighest 55% above NH |
$66,042±$19kLowest 33% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$537,600±$30kHighest 34% above NH |
$362,900±$42k 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,462±$256 about the NH average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,787 13% below NH |
$9,773Highest 47% above NH |
$3,690Lowest 45% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±9 NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Chatham and Amherst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.9% NH: 72.8% |
82.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
| Work from home | 0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.3%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #20 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Souhegan Coop High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.