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Eliot vs Suncook vs Dunbarton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Suncook has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Dunbarton has the highest household income ($124k).
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 | Eliot | Suncook | Dunbarton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,146Highest |
5,432 |
3,097Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
37.9±8.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
48±3.7 23% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Eliot and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Dunbarton and Suncook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
$79,836±$25kLowest about the U.S. average |
$124,348±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
| Dunbarton and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$361,100±$22kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$484,100±$33k 46% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,091±$317Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$1,166±$70 17% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
$6,975 124% above U.S. |
$8,233Highest 164% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.2%±21.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.7%±60.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot and Dunbarton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
59.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1990Highest 10 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.5%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Eliot and Suncook 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | — | #33 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — | Dunbarton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.