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Colebrook vs Sutton vs Lisbon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the most renters (46% rent).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Lisbon has the most kids (21.5% under 18).
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 | Colebrook | Sutton | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,268Lowest |
2,239Highest |
1,583 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.6% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.4±6.7Highest 23% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
46.4±5.7Lowest 7% above NH |
| Colebrook and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
21.5%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Lisbon and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
20.8%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Colebrook and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.9 NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $46,833±$10kLowest 53% below NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$65,500±$13k 34% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,700±$31kLowest 61% below NH |
$362,600±$16kHighest 10% below NH |
$198,000±$19k 51% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
$1,344±$303 10% below NH |
| Sutton and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,480Lowest 48% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$4,691 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±19.5 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.9%±18.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Lisbon and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.2% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 26 yrs older than NH |
1971Highest 8 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 26% below NH |
29 minHighest 10% above NH |
22 min 19% below NH |
| Work from home | 1.7%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.3%±2.9 NH: 16.8% |
| Sutton and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Lisbon Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Kearsarge Regional High School | Lisbon Regional School (High) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
6.4Lowest |
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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.