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Coventry vs Dunbarton vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Dunbarton has the most expensive homes ($484k median).
Sutton has the most people working from home (14.8%).
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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 | Coventry | Dunbarton | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
3,097Highest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Lowest 16% above U.S. |
48±3.7 23% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sutton and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Coventry and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$124,348±$21k 54% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$484,100±$33kHighest 46% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16k 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 47% below U.S. |
$1,166±$70 17% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 24% below U.S. |
$8,233Highest 164% above U.S. |
$7,652 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.7%±60.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dunbarton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1990 10 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 36% above U.S. |
34 min 27% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sutton and Dunbarton 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 | — | #33 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Coventry School District | Dunbarton School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.