Compare towns
Roxbury vs Bow 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).
Bow has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Chatham has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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 | Bow | Chatham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
8,335Highest |
430 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.4% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
48.3±8.6Highest 12% above NH |
| Chatham and Roxbury 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% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±7.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow 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% |
17.6%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±10Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Chatham and Bow 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% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
38.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$66,042±$19kLowest 33% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$362,900±$42k 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178 3% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,787 13% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$3,690Lowest 45% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Bow and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7% NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
82.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
| Work from home | 0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.3%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Bow School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bow 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.