Compare towns
Roxbury vs Swanzey vs Surry
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).
Swanzey has the most renters (28.3% rent).
Surry has the most people working from home (16%).
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 | Swanzey | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
7,398Highest |
1,052 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.2±17.7Lowest about the NH average |
50±3.1Highest 15% above NH |
44.7±5.1 3% above NH |
| Swanzey and Surry 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%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Surry and Swanzey 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% |
24.2%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7 NH: 20.1% |
| Swanzey and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% NH: 40.6% |
30.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
31.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
3.4%±2Lowest NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6 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 |
$81,595±$11k 18% below NH |
$110,125±$25kHighest 11% above NH |
| Surry and Swanzey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
$259,200±$15kLowest 36% below NH |
$331,400±$23kHighest 18% below NH |
| Surry and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,508±$303Lowest about the NH average |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
| Surry and Swanzey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,787 13% below NH |
$5,558Lowest 17% below NH |
$6,384Highest 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
67.7%±19.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Swanzey 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% |
7.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
71.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below NH |
24 minHighest 9% below NH |
22 min 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.3%±4 NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Surry and Swanzey 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 | — | #102 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Monadnock Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Monadnock Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.