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Unity 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

Unity has the most people working from home (9.5%).
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.

MeasureUnityRoxbury
People
Population
1,375Highest
299Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-9.2%
NH: +4.6%
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Median age
58±4.5Highest
34% above NH
43.2±17.7Lowest
about the NH average
Unity and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12%±4.1Lowest
NH: 18.2%
14.7%±11.5Highest
NH: 18.2%
Roxbury and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
34.9%±7Highest
NH: 20.1%
17.4%±10.8Lowest
NH: 20.1%
Unity and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.6%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
30.6%Highest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1%±0.7Lowest
NH: 6%
13.4%±15.8Highest
NH: 6%
Roxbury and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$87,500±$16kHighest
12% below NH
$69,226±$14kLowest
30% below NH
Unity and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$276,100±$29kLowest
31% below NH
$323,100±$219kHighest
20% below NH
Roxbury and Unity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,625±$804
9% above NH
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,394Lowest
19% below NH
$5,787Highest
13% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±100Highest
NH: 48.2%
0%±100Lowest
NH: 48.2%
Unity and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.3%Highest
NH: 7.2%
3.7%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.5%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
95.5%Highest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
3 yrs newer than NH
1969Lowest
10 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
31% above NH
21 minLowest
22% below NH
Work from home
9.5%±4Highest
NH: 16.8%
0.7%±1.4Lowest
NH: 16.8%
Schools
School district Unity School District —
High school in town None in town —
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Old photos in Our Story 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.