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Roxbury vs Surry vs White River Junction

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Roxbury has the most homeowners (95.5%).
Surry has the highest household income ($110k).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).

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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.

MeasureRoxburySurryWhite River Junction
People
Population
299Lowest
1,052
3,364Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+12%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+10.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.2±17.7
11% above U.S.
44.7±5.1Highest
15% above U.S.
33.7±3.2Lowest
13% below U.S.
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
U.S.: 22%
20.8%±6.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.1%±5
U.S.: 22%
Surry and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.4%±10.8
U.S.: 17.2%
23.3%±7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
12.5%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
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
U.S.: 35.7%
31.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
38.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
13.4%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.6%±6.6
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
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
14% below U.S.
$110,125±$25kHighest
36% above U.S.
$77,168±$4k
4% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$323,100±$219k
about the U.S. average
$331,400±$23kHighest
about the U.S. average
$278,800±$78kLowest
16% below U.S.
Surry and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,955±$374Highest
38% above U.S.
$1,222±$216Lowest
14% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,787
86% above U.S.
$6,384Highest
105% above U.S.
$5,651Lowest
81% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±74.3
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±17.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
White River Junction and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
12.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
43.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1963Lowest
17 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below U.S.
22 minHighest
17% below U.S.
15 minLowest
42% below U.S.
Work from home
0.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.7%±5.8
U.S.: 15.1%
Surry and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.