Compare towns

Campton vs Eliot vs Sutton vs North Hampton

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%).
Eliot has the most renters (20.2% rent).
Sutton has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
North Hampton has the most expensive homes ($670k median).

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.

MeasureCamptonEliotSuttonNorth Hampton
People
Population
3,407
7,146Highest
2,239Lowest
4,543
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.2±3.7
26% above U.S.
50.8±5.9Highest
31% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Lowest
24% above U.S.
50.5±3.3
30% above U.S.
Eliot and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±6.8
U.S.: 22%
16.3%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.2%±5.4
U.S.: 22%
Sutton and Campton 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%
27.8%±6.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26%±4.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Eliot and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
51.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
43.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
54.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.2%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±1.5
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.
$101,522±$10kLowest
26% above U.S.
$130,313±$31k
61% above U.S.
$146,458±$29kHighest
81% above U.S.
North Hampton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$356,300±$38kLowest
7% above U.S.
$498,900±$62k
50% above U.S.
$362,600±$16k
9% above U.S.
$670,400±$61kHighest
102% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,948±$471Highest
38% above U.S.
$1,656±$614Lowest
17% above U.S.
$1,805±$106
28% above U.S.
Eliot and North Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,028
93% above U.S.
$4,549Lowest
46% above U.S.
$7,652
145% above U.S.
$8,529Highest
173% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
72.6%±44.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
55.1%±20.1
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2
U.S.: 51.1%
23.5%±21Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Campton and Eliot 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%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
79.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1984
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
12% below U.S.
23 minLowest
15% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
25 min
7% below U.S.
Work from home
28.3%±10.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.4%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.9%±6.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Campton and North Hampton 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 #19 of 133 in ME — #12 of 120 in NH
School district Campton School District RSU 35/MSAD 35 Kearsarge Regional School District North Hampton 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
—
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet None yet

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.