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
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 airport
Bradley International Airport (BDL)74 miles away
Closer regional airport
Manchester-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
U.S. Representative · New Hampshire’s 2nd DistrictMaggie Goodlander (D)
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.
Cheshire County, 1900–2020
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.
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:
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 doctors
83
Specialist doctors
166
Dentists
50
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
160
Mental health providers
309
Physical and occupational therapists
57
Optometrists
11
Chiropractors
14
Pharmacies
18
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.
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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Jonathan Daniels SchoolKeene
Pre-K
93
Public
3.5 mi
Marlborough Elementary SchoolMarlborough
Pre-K–8
164
Public
3.3 mi
Franklin Elementary SchoolKeene
K–5
234
Public
1.8 mi
Fuller Elementary SchoolKeene
K–5
275
Public
2.0 mi
Gathering Waters Charter School (E)Keene
K–8
219
Charter
1.7 mi
Nelson Elementary SchoolNelson
K–5
58
Public
6.2 mi
Surry Village Charter SchoolSurry
K–8
79
Charter
5.9 mi
Symonds Elementary SchoolKeene
K–5
299
Public
3.1 mi
Wheelock Elementary SchoolKeene
K–5
192
Public
2.3 mi
Keene Middle SchoolKeene
6–8
626
Public
3.6 mi
Gathering Waters Charter School (H)Keene
9–12
67
Charter
2.0 mi
Keene High SchoolKeene
9–12
1,288
Public
3.6 mi
Making Community Connections Charter School - MonadnockKeene
9–12
80
Charter
2.1 mi
Private schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Montessori Schoolhouse of Cheshire CountyKeene
Pre-K–K
4
Nonsectarian
4.1 mi
St Joseph Regional SchoolKeene
Pre-K–12
286
Roman Catholic
2.4 mi
Trinity Christian SchoolKeene
Pre-K–8
96
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
3.8 mi
Cedarcrest SchoolKeene
1–12
21
Nonsectarian
3.7 mi
Ashuelot Valley AcademyKeene
5–12
46
Nonsectarian
2.0 mi
Our Lady of Mercy AcademyKeene
9–12
94
Roman Catholic
2.3 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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