Compare towns
Roxbury vs Newfields vs Amherst
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).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Amherst has the most people working from home (32.4%).
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 | Newfields | Amherst |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
2,023 |
11,861Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.2±17.7Lowest about the NH average |
44.1±1.8 about the NH average |
45.9±3.5Highest 6% above NH |
| Amherst and Newfields 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% |
18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
22.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Amherst and Newfields 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% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.2%±3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Amherst 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% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
65.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2 NH: 6% |
3.7%±1.5Lowest 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 |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$153,196±$10k 55% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$537,600±$30k 34% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,462±$256Lowest about the NH average |
| Newfields and Amherst 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$9,773 47% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
31.4%±9 NH: 48.2% |
| Newfields and Amherst 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% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.3% NH: 72.8% |
91.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
26 min 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7 NH: 16.8% |
32.4%±5.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Amherst and Newfields 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 | — | — | #20 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Newfields School District | Amherst School District · Souhegan Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | None 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.