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Roxbury vs Hampton vs Brookfield

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 has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.1%).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).

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.

MeasureRoxburyHamptonBrookfield
People
Population
942Lowest
16,426Highest
1,486
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
35.6±11.7Lowest
8% below U.S.
55.8±2.1Highest
43% above U.S.
47±5.9
21% above U.S.
Kids under 18
30.6%±5Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.6%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
18.7%±8.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.9%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Hampton and Brookfield 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%
42.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
45.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Brookfield and Hampton 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.
$95,233±$9k
18% above U.S.
$98,500±$23kHighest
22% above U.S.
Brookfield and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,600±$55kLowest
27% below U.S.
$550,200±$39kHighest
65% above U.S.
$339,300±$15k
about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$950±$495Lowest
33% below U.S.
$1,628±$94Highest
15% above U.S.
$975±$306
31% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,284Lowest
37% above U.S.
$6,813Highest
118% above U.S.
$4,560
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
56.8%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
30.4%±27.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Hampton and Brookfield 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%
5.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
37 minHighest
38% above U.S.
Work from home
5.2%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.7%±3.3
U.S.: 15.1%
27.3%±10.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Brookfield and Hampton 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 — #31 of 120 in NH —
School district — Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
High school in town — Winnacunnet High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.1
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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.