Compare towns
Dummer vs Sugar Hill vs Landaff
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Sugar Hill has the most expensive homes ($640k median).
Landaff has the most renters (9.7% rent).
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 | Dummer | Sugar Hill | Landaff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299Lowest |
658Highest |
420 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +14.9% NH: +4.6% |
— |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Lowest 24% above NH |
60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
56.4±5.2 30% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
16.2%±5.9 NH: 18.2% |
| Dummer and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
28.8%±4.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
2%±3.1Highest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Sugar Hill and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21k 8% below NH |
$154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
$87,500±$26kLowest 12% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
$279,300±$20k 31% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,208±$630Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,375±$707Highest 8% below NH |
| Landaff and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$7,340Highest 10% above NH |
$4,813 28% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
45.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Landaff and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2% NH: 72.8% |
95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
90.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below NH |
26 min about the NH average |
32 minHighest 21% above NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.8%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.2%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Sugar Hill and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Landaff School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.