Compare towns
Dummer vs Sutton vs Warner vs Groton
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% 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 | Sutton | Warner | Groton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 299Lowest |
2,239 |
2,959Highest |
507 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 24% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
51.1±16.2 18% above NH |
| Dummer and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1 NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
15.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
29.4%±4.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Groton and Sutton 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% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
29.2% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
2%±2 NH: 6% |
| Warner and Sutton 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 |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
$85,625±$21kLowest 14% below NH |
| Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$362,600±$16kHighest 10% below NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$269,000±$45k 33% below NH |
| Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,656±$614 11% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$2,667±$295Highest 79% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898 57% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
$2,873Lowest 57% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2 NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
50%±83.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Groton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9% NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
10.5%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2% NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below NH |
29 min 10% above NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
29 min 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.