Town guide

Roxbury, New Hampshire

Roxbury is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, home to about 299 people across 12 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 03431, 03445, 03455 and 03457.

Homes sold for a median of $229 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 4 were seller’s markets.

Population29925 per sq mi
Median home value$323,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$229Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking29%Median of 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Roxbury

4 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Roxbury. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Roxbury

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)74 miles away
Closer regional airportManchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA76 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY181 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Roxbury; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Roxbury

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Roxbury had 220 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.

It’s the 229th largest of 242 towns in New Hampshire by population.

Cheshire County grew from 31,321 residents in 1900 to 76,458 in 2020.

Roxbury population by census2000: 237, 2010: 229, 2020: 220237200022920102202020

Cheshire County, 1900–2020

Cheshire County population, 1900 to 20201900: 31,321, 1910: 30,659, 1920: 30,975, 1930: 33,685, 1940: 34,953, 1950: 38,811, 1960: 43,342, 1970: 52,364, 1980: 62,116, 1990: 70,121, 2000: 73,825, 2010: 77,117, 2020: 76,45831K’00’1031K’20’3035K’40’5043K’60’7062K’80’9074K’00’1076K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 46.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 60 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RoxburyJan: high 30°F, low 10°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 34°F, low 11°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 43°F, low 20°F, 3.4 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 30°F, 3.4 in; May: high 69°F, low 41°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 51°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 56°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 54°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 47°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 36°F, 4.9 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 27°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 18°F, 3.9 in30°10°Jan3.134°11°Feb2.843°20°Mar3.457°30°Apr3.469°41°May3.877°51°Jun4.482°56°Jul4.581°54°Aug4.373°47°Sep4.360°36°Oct4.947°27°Nov3.536°18°Dec3.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Keene, NH weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Cheshire County

27,755 jobs at 2,001 businesses in Cheshire County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cheshire CountyRetail trade: 5,524 jobs; Manufacturing: 4,408 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 4,313 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,572 jobs; Construction: 1,796 jobs; Other services: 1,158 jobs; Educational services: 1,155 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,069 jobsRetail trade 20% Manufacturing 16% Health care and social assistance 16% Hotels and restaurants 9% Construction 7% Other services 4% Educational services 4% Wholesale trade 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

850 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Roxbury’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Cheshire Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Keene2.4 miles
  • Monadnock Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Peterborough16.0 miles
  • Brattleboro Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Brattleboro18.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors83
Specialist doctors166
Dentists50
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants160
Mental health providers309
Physical and occupational therapists57
Optometrists11
Chiropractors14
Pharmacies18

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Roxbury

Parks (11 nearby)

  • Robin Hood Park · 117 acres1.3 mi
  • Fuller Park · 5 acres1.7 mi
  • Patricia T. Russell Park · 5 acres1.9 mi
  • Ellis-Harrison Park · 4 acres1.4 mi
  • North Street Park · 3 acres1.9 mi
  • Otter Brook Beach1.3 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Monadnock Food Co-op2.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Hannaford Pharmacy2.8 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy2.9 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • United Church of Christ Library2.1 mi
  • Keene Public Library - Thayer Library2.3 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Horatio Colony Museum2.3 mi
  • Cheshire County Historical Society2.3 mi
  • Colony House Museum2.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)

  • MoCo Arts2.1 mi
  • The Colonial Theatre2.2 mi
  • Showroom2.3 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Roxbury

Public schools here are run by Keene School District, Marlborough School District, Gathering Waters Charter School and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (13)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Jonathan Daniels SchoolKeenePre-K93Public3.5 mi
Marlborough Elementary SchoolMarlboroughPre-K–8164Public3.3 mi
Franklin Elementary SchoolKeeneK–5234Public1.8 mi
Fuller Elementary SchoolKeeneK–5275Public2.0 mi
Gathering Waters Charter School (E)KeeneK–8219Charter1.7 mi
Nelson Elementary SchoolNelsonK–558Public6.2 mi
Surry Village Charter SchoolSurryK–879Charter5.9 mi
Symonds Elementary SchoolKeeneK–5299Public3.1 mi
Wheelock Elementary SchoolKeeneK–5192Public2.3 mi
Keene Middle SchoolKeene6–8626Public3.6 mi
Gathering Waters Charter School (H)Keene9–1267Charter2.0 mi
Keene High SchoolKeene9–121,288Public3.6 mi
Making Community Connections Charter School - MonadnockKeene9–1280Charter2.1 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Montessori Schoolhouse of Cheshire CountyKeenePre-K–K4Nonsectarian4.1 mi
St Joseph Regional SchoolKeenePre-K–12286Roman Catholic2.4 mi
Trinity Christian SchoolKeenePre-K–896Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod3.8 mi
Cedarcrest SchoolKeene1–1221Nonsectarian3.7 mi
Ashuelot Valley AcademyKeene5–1246Nonsectarian2.0 mi
Our Lady of Mercy AcademyKeene9–1294Roman Catholic2.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Keene, Marlborough, Surry, Sullivan, Nelson and Stoddard.

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