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Dunbarton vs Mount Tabor 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

Dunbarton has the most expensive homes ($484k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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.

MeasureDunbartonMount TaborSutton
People
Population
3,097Highest
304Lowest
2,239
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+7.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48±3.7Lowest
23% above U.S.
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
48.1±4.1
24% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Sutton and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.8%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4Lowest
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
$124,348±$21kLowest
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
$484,100±$33kHighest
46% above U.S.
$420,500±$76k
26% above U.S.
$362,600±$16kLowest
9% above U.S.
Dunbarton and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,166±$70Lowest
17% below U.S.
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
$1,656±$614
17% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$8,233Highest
164% above U.S.
$5,233Lowest
68% above U.S.
$7,652
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
54.7%±60.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
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
3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1990Highest
10 yrs newer than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 min
27% above U.S.
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
12.6%±5.4
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
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 Dunbarton School District — Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town None in town — Kearsarge Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
10.4
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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.