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Bloomfield vs Sutton vs Belvidere

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Belvidere has the youngest population (median age 40.7).

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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.

MeasureBloomfieldSuttonBelvidere
People
Population
234Lowest
2,239Highest
422
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
41.9±12
8% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
40.7±6.5Lowest
5% above U.S.
Sutton and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.4%±14.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22%±4
U.S.: 22%
Bloomfield and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9
U.S.: 17.2%
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bloomfield and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Sutton and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$54,375±$17kLowest
33% below U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$81,563±$18k
about the U.S. average
Sutton and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$190,600±$63kLowest
43% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
$239,200±$51k
28% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$1,542±$1kLowest
9% above U.S.
Sutton and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,800Lowest
10% below U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$3,908
25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±53.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Belvidere and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
14% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
Work from home
4.6%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Sutton and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District —
High school in town — Kearsarge Regional High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.4
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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.