Compare towns
Carroll vs Sunapee vs Brookfield
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 the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Sunapee has the highest household income ($101k).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (13.7%).
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.
| Measure | Carroll | Sunapee | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 659 |
3,416Highest |
567Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
56.7±1.4Lowest 31% above NH |
58.1±9.7 34% above NH |
| Carroll and Brookfield 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% |
9.9%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
8.6%±4 NH: 18.2% |
| Sunapee and Brookfield 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% |
33.3%±7.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
38.4%±3.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Carroll and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5 NH: 6% |
5.5%±5Highest NH: 6% |
| Brookfield and Sunapee 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 |
$101,393±$20kHighest about the NH average |
$81,406±$31k 18% below NH |
| Sunapee and Brookfield 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 |
$393,000±$51k about the NH average |
$428,000±$61kHighest 6% above NH |
| Brookfield and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,078±$241Lowest 28% below NH |
$1,713±$451Highest 15% above NH |
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| 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 |
$4,400 34% below NH |
$5,926Highest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±47.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
34.6%±10.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
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| 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% NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% NH: 72.8% |
75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below NH |
33 minHighest 23% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Brookfield and Sunapee 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 | — | Sunapee School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Sunapee Sr. High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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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.