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Roxbury vs Hanover 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 most homeowners (95.5%).
Hanover has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Chatham has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Hanover is a college town. 49.8% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Hanover | Chatham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
8,479Highest |
430 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.1% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
21.8±0.3Lowest 50% 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%±11.5 NH: 18.2% |
9.8%±2.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±7.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Chatham and Roxbury 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%±3.2 NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±10Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Chatham and Hanover 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% |
89.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
38.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.4%±15.8 NH: 6% |
49.8%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
5.8%±3.8Lowest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,226±$14k 30% below NH |
$153,281±$26kHighest 55% above NH |
$66,042±$19kLowest 33% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$842,600±$97kHighest 109% above NH |
$362,900±$42k 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,254±$249 51% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,787 13% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$3,690Lowest 45% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
72%±17.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Hanover and Chatham 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% |
8% NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
62.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.8% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1974 5 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 22% below NH |
19 minLowest 29% below NH |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
| Work from home | 0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
26.7%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.3%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #1 of 120 in NH | — |
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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.