What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chatham has the most kids (21.4% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Chatham	Sugar Hill
People
Population	430Lowest	658Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+14.9% NH: +4.6%
Median age	48.3±8.6Lowest 12% above NH	60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH
Kids under 18	21.4%±7.4Highest NH: 18.2%	10.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2%
Age 65+	26.5%±10Lowest NH: 20.1%	37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1%
	Sugar Hill and Chatham 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%	59%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±3.8Highest NH: 6%	2%±3.1Lowest NH: 6%
	Chatham and Sugar Hill 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	$154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$362,900±$42kLowest 10% below NH	$639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,208±$630 19% below NH
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,690Lowest 45% below NH	$7,340Highest 10% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	33.3%±100Lowest 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%Highest NH: 7.2%	0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.8%Lowest NH: 72.8%	95.4%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest same as NH	1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	36 minHighest 33% above NH	26 minLowest about the NH average
Work from home	7.3%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8%	16.8%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8%
	Sugar Hill and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.