Compare towns
Roxbury vs Bow vs Derry
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 most affordable homes ($323k median).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Derry has the most renters (29.8% 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 | Bow | Derry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
8,335 |
34,116Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average |
41.5±2 4% below NH |
40.3±1.6Lowest 7% below NH |
| Roxbury and Bow 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% |
20.7%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.6Lowest 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+ | 30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
37.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
6.1%±1.5 NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$108,944±$7k 10% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$506,500±$34kHighest 26% above NH |
$432,000±$17k 7% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,539±$178Lowest 3% above NH |
$1,547±$138Highest 4% above NH |
| Derry and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
$9,584Highest 44% above NH |
$8,103 22% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Derry and Bow 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% |
4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
70.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
27 min about the NH average |
31 minHighest 16% above NH |
| Work from home | 0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
16%±2.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Bow and Derry 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | #60 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Bow School District | Derry Cooperative School District · Pinkerton Academy School District |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | Pinkerton Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Lowest |
13.9Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.