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Roxbury vs Hampton Falls vs Warren

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).
Hampton Falls has the highest household income ($166k).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).

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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.

MeasureRoxburyHampton FallsWarren
People
Population
942Lowest
2,328Highest
1,585
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+16%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
35.6±11.7Lowest
8% below U.S.
49.5±7.3
27% above U.S.
53.1±4.2Highest
37% above U.S.
Warren and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
30.6%±5Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.1%±5.6
U.S.: 22%
9.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
18.7%±8.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25%±3.6
U.S.: 17.2%
30.1%±4.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warren and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
54.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
60%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.8%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±4
U.S.: 6.4%
Hampton Falls and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,214±$22kLowest
9% below U.S.
$166,157±$14kHighest
106% above U.S.
$86,905±$16k
8% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,600±$55kLowest
27% below U.S.
$772,600±$76kHighest
132% above U.S.
$569,300±$123k
71% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$950±$495Lowest
33% below U.S.
$1,852±$475Highest
31% above U.S.
$1,750±$394
24% above U.S.
Hampton Falls and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,284Lowest
37% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$7,284
134% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.2%±22.7
U.S.: 51.1%
32.3%±26.6Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Warren and Hampton Falls 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%
4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
15.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
5.2%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.8%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
36.2%±5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — Hampton Falls School District Harwood Unified Union School District #60
High school in town — None 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.