Compare towns
Andover vs Middleton vs Sutton vs Webster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most renters (11.6% rent).
Middleton has the most affordable homes ($312k median).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Webster has the most people working from home (17.1%).
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 | Andover | Middleton | Sutton | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,135 |
1,595Lowest |
2,239Highest |
2,227 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2% NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.2% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46±11.6 6% above NH |
43.5±5.7Lowest about the NH average |
48.1±4.1Highest 11% above NH |
44.7±7.6 3% above NH |
| Sutton and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±4.2 NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 28.1%±7.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.9%±2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
19.4%±1.3 NH: 20.1% |
| Andover and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7% NH: 40.6% |
23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2Lowest NH: 6% |
3.2%±1.9 NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
3%±1.4 NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,514±$27kLowest 11% below NH |
$101,696±$8k about the NH average |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$107,171±$14k 8% above NH |
| Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $366,500±$44kHighest 9% below NH |
$312,300±$27kLowest 22% below NH |
$362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
$338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
| Andover and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,211±$190Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,500±$293 about the NH average |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
$1,396±$622 6% below NH |
| Sutton and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,962 11% below NH |
$5,504Lowest 17% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$6,021 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±8.3 NH: 48.2% |
83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71 NH: 48.2% |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.8% NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.5%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.7% NH: 72.8% |
96% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 28% above NH |
39 minHighest 45% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
31 min 14% above NH |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.1%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Andover School District | Middleton School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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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.