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Canterbury vs Sutton vs Holderness
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canterbury has the most people working from home (21.6%).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Holderness has the youngest population (median age 39.4).
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 | Canterbury | Sutton | Holderness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,353Highest |
2,239 |
1,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.8Highest 12% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
39.4±7.4Lowest 9% below NH |
| Canterbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±4.4 NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±3.3 NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.4%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.3% NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
55.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Canterbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $129,333±$37k 31% above NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$107,863±$45kLowest 9% above NH |
| Sutton and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $443,700±$21kHighest 10% above NH |
$362,600±$16kLowest 10% below NH |
$363,100±$60k 10% below NH |
| Canterbury and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,136±$233Highest 43% above NH |
$1,656±$614Lowest 11% above NH |
$2,068±$385 39% above NH |
| Canterbury and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,421 11% above NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$3,923Lowest 41% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.7%±48.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2 NH: 48.2% |
23.5%±21.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Canterbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
29 min 10% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 21.6%±7.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Canterbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Shaker Regional School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Holderness School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| 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.