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Roxbury vs Dover vs Newfields
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).
Dover has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Dover | Newfields |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
33,364Highest |
2,023 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.2%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
36.9±1.9Lowest 15% below NH |
44.1±1.8Highest about the NH average |
| Newfields 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% |
16.9%±1.8 NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±10.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
16.8%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Roxbury and Dover 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% |
52% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
6.2%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Newfields 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 |
$94,829±$7k 4% below NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$436,700±$20k 8% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,607±$100Lowest 8% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
| Newfields and Dover 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 |
$8,249 24% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.6%±6.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
| Dover and Newfields 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% |
8.3%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
52.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
23 min 15% below NH |
26 minHighest 4% below NH |
| Work from home | 0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
18.6%±2.5 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #64 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Dover School District | Newfields School District |
| High school in town | — | Dover Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.