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Roxbury vs Dunbarton vs Ryegate

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 kids (30.6% under 18).
Dunbarton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
Ryegate has the most renters (15.3% 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.

MeasureRoxburyDunbartonRyegate
People
Population
942Lowest
3,097Highest
1,059
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
35.6±11.7Lowest
8% below U.S.
48±3.7Highest
23% above U.S.
41.2±2.6
6% above U.S.
Kids under 18
30.6%±5Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.2%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
Roxbury and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.7%±8.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±4.3
U.S.: 17.2%
22.1%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ryegate and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Dunbarton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,214±$22k
9% below U.S.
$124,348±$21kHighest
54% above U.S.
$66,484±$15kLowest
18% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,600±$55k
27% below U.S.
$484,100±$33kHighest
46% above U.S.
$219,300±$32kLowest
34% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$950±$495
33% below U.S.
$1,166±$70Highest
17% below U.S.
$908±$236Lowest
36% below U.S.
Dunbarton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,284
37% above U.S.
$8,233Highest
164% above U.S.
$3,472Lowest
11% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
54.7%±60.7
U.S.: 51.1%
55.9%±29.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Ryegate and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
27.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
14.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1990Highest
10 yrs newer than U.S.
1949Lowest
31 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
28 min
5% above U.S.
Work from home
5.2%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.6%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.2%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Dunbarton and Ryegate 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 — #33 of 120 in NH —
School district — Dunbarton School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.