Compare towns
Salisbury vs Dummer vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Salisbury | Dummer | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,609Highest |
299Lowest |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 51.5±4.5 19% above NH |
53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
43.2±17.7Lowest about the NH average |
| Dummer and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±9.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Salisbury and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
30.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.1 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,591±$17kHighest 13% above NH |
$91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Salisbury and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,400±$47kHighest 10% below NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$323,100±$219k 20% below NH |
| Salisbury and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$632 29% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,859Highest 12% below NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$5,787 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100 NH: 48.2% |
0%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 7.1% NH: 7.2% |
9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above NH |
25 min 6% below NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4 NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.