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Chatham vs Jackson vs Sugar Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chatham has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Jackson has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Sugar Hill has the highest household income ($154k).
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 | Chatham | Jackson | Sugar Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 430Lowest |
897Highest |
658 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +26%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+14.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.3±8.6Lowest 12% above NH |
60.5±2.5 40% above NH |
60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±7.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
4.1%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 26.5%±10Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.4%±6.4 NH: 20.1% |
37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
67.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
59% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
2%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Chatham and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,042±$19kLowest 33% below NH |
$117,986±$46k 19% above NH |
$154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,900±$42kLowest 10% below NH |
$719,300±$109kHighest 79% above NH |
$639,700±$50k 59% above NH |
| Jackson and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,750±$1kHighest 17% above NH |
$1,208±$630Lowest 19% below NH |
| Jackson and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,690Lowest 45% below NH |
$6,001 10% below NH |
$7,340Highest 10% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 NH: 48.2% |
21.1%±59.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Sugar Hill and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% NH: 7.2% |
16.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 33% above NH |
19 minLowest 31% below NH |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 7.3%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±10.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Jackson and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Jackson School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.