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Franconia vs Hampton vs Sugar Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franconia has the most kids (15.2% under 18).
Hampton has the most people working from home (21.7%).
Sugar Hill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.9%).
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 | Franconia | Hampton | Sugar Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,060 |
16,426Highest |
658Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.6±7Lowest 28% above NH |
55.8±2.1 29% above NH |
60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±5.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Franconia and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.6%±6.7 NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Franconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.9% NH: 40.6% |
42.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±5.4Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1 NH: 6% |
2%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
| Franconia and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,292±$28kLowest 12% below NH |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $530,300±$96kLowest 32% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$278 14% below NH |
$1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
$1,208±$630Lowest 19% below NH |
| Hampton and Franconia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,451Highest 12% above NH |
$6,813Lowest about the NH average |
$7,340 10% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±74.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4 NH: 48.2% |
40%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Franconia and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1% NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 25% below NH |
26 min 3% below NH |
26 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 11.9%±5.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton and Sugar Hill 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 | — | #31 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Lafayette Regional School District | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Winnacunnet High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
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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.