Compare towns
Enfield vs Sunapee vs Grafton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Sunapee has the most renters (24.1% rent).
Grafton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | Enfield | Sunapee | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,475Highest |
3,416 |
1,354Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-0.7% NH: +4.6% |
+3.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 58.3±5.4Highest 35% above NH |
56.7±1.4 31% above NH |
43.1±10.6Lowest about the NH average |
| Enfield and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±4.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
9.9%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
21%±4.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 30.7%±7.6 NH: 20.1% |
33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
21%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Sunapee and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43% NH: 40.6% |
50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
24.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
4.5%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,474±$19k 4% below NH |
$101,393±$20kHighest about the NH average |
$81,563±$22kLowest 18% below NH |
| Sunapee and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,800±$71k about the NH average |
$393,000±$51kHighest about the NH average |
$267,300±$23kLowest 34% below NH |
| Sunapee and Enfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,181±$563Lowest 21% below NH |
$1,713±$451Highest 15% above NH |
$1,243±$163 17% below NH |
| Sunapee and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,203Highest 7% below NH |
$4,400Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,239 21% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±16.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
34.6%±10.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.1%±34.1 NH: 48.2% |
| Sunapee and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
12.4% NH: 7.2% |
7.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% NH: 72.8% |
75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.1%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below NH |
33 min 23% above NH |
43 minHighest 62% above NH |
| Work from home | 11%±5.7 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
19.9%±6.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Grafton and Enfield 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 | #5 of 120 in NH | #14 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Sunapee School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Sunapee Sr. High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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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.