Compare towns
Croydon vs Sunapee vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Croydon has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Sunapee has the oldest population (median age 56.7).
Upton has the most people working from home (22.8%).
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 | Croydon | Sunapee | Upton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 798Lowest |
3,416 |
8,189Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43±9.1Lowest 11% above U.S. |
56.7±1.4Highest 46% above U.S. |
46.4±4.8 19% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±6.3 U.S.: 22% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Upton and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.3%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sunapee and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
53.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±3.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sunapee and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,333±$21kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$101,393±$20k 26% above U.S. |
$155,508±$33kHighest 93% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,300±$33kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$393,000±$51k 18% above U.S. |
$576,700±$41kHighest 73% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $991±$336 30% below U.S. |
$1,713±$451Highest 21% above U.S. |
$948±$599Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Sunapee and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,806Lowest 22% above U.S. |
$4,400 41% above U.S. |
$8,376Highest 169% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±75.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.6%±10.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±31Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Upton and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 min 24% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.3%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #14 of 120 in NH | #46 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Croydon School District | Sunapee School District | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton |
| High school in town | None in town | Sunapee Sr. High School | Blackstone Valley |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9Highest |
11.2Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.