Compare towns
Roxbury vs Surry vs Milford
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).
Surry has the highest household income ($110k).
Milford has the most renters (35.1% 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 | Surry | Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
1,052 |
16,337Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+6.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.2±17.7 about the NH average |
44.7±5.1Highest 3% above NH |
36.8±2.5Lowest 15% below NH |
| Surry 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% |
20.8%±6.2 NH: 18.2% |
23.7%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Milford and Surry 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% |
23.3%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.1%±1.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Surry 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% |
31.7% NH: 40.6% |
37.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6 NH: 6% |
4.2%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Surry 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 |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
$97,768±$14k about the NH average |
| Surry and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
$331,400±$23k 18% below NH |
$398,800±$20kHighest about the NH average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
$1,661±$126Lowest 11% above NH |
| Surry and Milford 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 |
$6,384 4% below NH |
$7,522Highest 13% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3 NH: 48.2% |
49.6%±15.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Milford and Surry 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% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.6% NH: 72.8% |
64.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
22 min 18% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Surry and Milford 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 | — | — | #55 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | — | Milford School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Milford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.