Compare towns
Carroll vs Croydon vs Sunapee
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carroll has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Croydon has the most kids (19% under 18).
Sunapee has the most people working from home (9.5%).
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 | Carroll | Croydon | Sunapee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 659Lowest |
798 |
3,416Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.8% NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
43±9.1Lowest about the NH average |
56.7±1.4 31% above NH |
| Carroll and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7%±4.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
9.9%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Croydon and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±4.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
27.4%±3.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.3%±7.1 NH: 20.1% |
| Carroll and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2% NH: 40.6% |
21.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4%±3.3 NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
| Sunapee and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$26kLowest 35% below NH |
$98,333±$21k about the NH average |
$101,393±$20kHighest about the NH average |
| Sunapee and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,500±$42kLowest 35% below NH |
$317,300±$33k 21% below NH |
$393,000±$51kHighest about the NH average |
| Sunapee and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,078±$241 28% below NH |
$991±$336Lowest 34% below NH |
$1,713±$451Highest 15% above NH |
| Sunapee and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,356Lowest 50% below NH |
$3,806 43% below NH |
$4,400Highest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±47.5 NH: 48.2% |
7.1%±75.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
34.6%±10.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Sunapee and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
6.4% NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
86.6% NH: 72.8% |
75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1981 2 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below NH |
26 min about the NH average |
33 minHighest 23% above NH |
| Work from home | 4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±4.9 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Sunapee and Croydon 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 | — | — | #14 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Croydon School District | Sunapee School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Sunapee Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.9 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.