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Roxbury vs Sutton vs Kirby
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 affordable homes ($243k median).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Sutton | Kirby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942 |
2,239Highest |
756Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
38.8±7.1 about the U.S. average |
| Sutton and Kirby 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% |
20.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
30%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Roxbury and Kirby 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% |
21.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sutton and Kirby 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% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and Kirby 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. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$54,792±$21kLowest 32% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$302,900±$63k 9% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$1,250±$326 12% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Kirby 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. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,597 47% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Sutton and Kirby 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% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±9.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kirby and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Kearsarge Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.