Compare towns
Antrim vs Bennington vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
Bordering AntrimAntrim
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Antrim has the most renters (31.4% rent).
Bennington has the most kids (26% under 18).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Antrim | Bennington | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,265Lowest |
1,588 |
2,239Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+1.7% NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.3±4.5 7% above NH |
42.1±7.8Lowest about the NH average |
48.1±4.1Highest 11% above NH |
| Sutton and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±6.9 NH: 18.2% |
26%±5.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bennington and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
15.2%±1.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sutton and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
33.6% NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.7 NH: 6% |
2.8%±1.3Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Antrim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,738±$19kLowest 27% below NH |
$83,875±$7k 15% below NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $281,500±$16k 30% below NH |
$267,300±$15kLowest 34% below NH |
$362,600±$16kHighest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $915±$213Lowest 39% below NH |
$1,292±$150 13% below NH |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
| Sutton and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,707Lowest 29% below NH |
$5,944 11% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 96.8%±30.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
37.2%±20.6 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
74.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 16% above NH |
37 minHighest 38% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 5.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.7%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Sutton and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #104 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | — | Contoocook Valley School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| 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.