What stands out worked out from the figures below

Roxbury has the most expensive homes ($323k median).

Union has the most people working from home (21.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Roxbury	Union
People
Population	299Highest	131Lowest
Median age	43.2±17.7Highest about the NH average	23.6±30.9Lowest 45% below NH
	Roxbury and Union 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%	35.9%±42.8Highest NH: 18.2%
	Union and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.4%±10.8Highest NH: 20.1%	0%±31.7Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Roxbury and Union 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%	48.3%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6%	0%±13Lowest NH: 6%
	Roxbury and Union 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	$75,117±$19kHighest 24% below NH
	Union and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$323,100±$219kHighest 20% below NH	$162,900±$135kLowest 60% below NH
	Roxbury and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,787Highest 13% below NH	$1,258Lowest 81% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 NH: 48.2%	—
Below poverty line	3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2%	10.7%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.5%Lowest NH: 72.8%	100%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 10 yrs older than NH	1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 min 22% below NH	—
Work from home	0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8%	21.4%±25.5Highest NH: 16.8%
	Union and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.