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Ascutney vs Laconia vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ascutney has the oldest population (median age 64.4).
Laconia has the most expensive homes ($340k median).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
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 | Ascutney | Laconia | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
17,085Highest |
435 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 64.4±7.3Highest 66% above U.S. |
45.3±3.9Lowest 16% above U.S. |
55.7±5.4 43% above U.S. |
| Ascutney and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±10.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±7.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Laconia and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.9%±15Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.8%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ascutney and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Laconia and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,269±$46kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$73,218±$12kHighest 9% below U.S. |
$69,167±$19k 14% below U.S. |
| Laconia and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,800±$91k 34% below U.S. |
$340,300±$16kHighest about the U.S. average |
$193,800±$31kLowest 42% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,224±$107 13% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,429 10% above U.S. |
$4,484Highest 44% above U.S. |
$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 54.5%±10.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Laconia and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
17 min 36% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±24.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandgate and Ascutney 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 | — | #105 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Laconia School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Laconia High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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U.S. 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.