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Epsom vs Ogunquit 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

Epsom has the most renters (12.4% rent).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).

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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.

MeasureEpsomOgunquitSutton
People
Population
4,939Highest
1,379Lowest
2,239
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47.1±3.4Lowest
21% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
48.1±4.1
24% above U.S.
Kids under 18
18.2%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Sutton and Epsom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.7%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Epsom and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$97,941±$13kLowest
21% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
Sutton and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$338,400±$19kLowest
about the U.S. average
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$362,600±$16k
9% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,212±$437Lowest
14% below U.S.
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$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
Sutton and Epsom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,210
99% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
71.2%±19.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2
U.S.: 51.1%
Epsom and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
17% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 min
11% above U.S.
Work from home
13.1%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #69 of 120 in NH — —
School district Epsom 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.