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Campton vs Dalton vs Sutton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Campton has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Dalton has the most renters (29.3% rent).
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.

MeasureCamptonDaltonSutton
People
Population
3,407
6,256Highest
2,239Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
-6.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.2±3.7
26% above U.S.
49.7±5.8Highest
28% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Lowest
24% above U.S.
Dalton and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±6.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
Dalton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±10.9
U.S.: 17.2%
27.9%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Dalton and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
51.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.2%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Campton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$118,870±$21k
47% above U.S.
$79,438±$8kLowest
about the U.S. average
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
Sutton and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$356,300±$38k
7% above U.S.
$295,700±$26kLowest
11% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
Sutton and Campton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$872±$70Lowest
38% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,028
93% above U.S.
$4,276Lowest
37% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
72.6%±44.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.2%±19
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Campton and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
70.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1957Lowest
23 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
12% below U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
28.3%±10.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.5%±7.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Campton and Sutton 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 #68 of 120 in NH #192 of 282 in MA —
School district Campton School District Central Berkshire Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town None in town Wahconah Regional High Kearsarge Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.9Highest
10.4Lowest
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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.