Compare towns
Carroll vs Sunapee vs Freedom
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).
Freedom has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Sunapee | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 659Lowest |
3,416Highest |
1,494 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+13.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62.4±4.8Highest 44% above NH |
56.7±1.4Lowest 31% above NH |
60.6±3.2 40% above NH |
| Carroll and Freedom 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%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
12.9%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Freedom and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.5%±4.4 NH: 20.1% |
33.3%±7.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
40.3%±4.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Freedom and Carroll 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% |
39.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.2 NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Sunapee and Carroll 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 |
$66,136±$14k 33% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,500±$42kLowest 35% below NH |
$393,000±$51kHighest about the NH average |
$389,000±$43k 3% below NH |
| Sunapee and Freedom 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 |
$4,400Highest 34% below NH |
$3,478 48% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±47.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
34.6%±10.5 NH: 48.2% |
79.6%±75Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Freedom and Sunapee 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% |
12.4% NH: 7.2% |
15%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 19% below NH |
33 minHighest 23% above NH |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 4.6%±3.2Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
18.5%±7.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Freedom 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 | Freedom School District |
| High school in town | — | Sunapee Sr. High School | None in town |
| 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.