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Grantham vs Sutton vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Grantham has the oldest population (median age 50.4).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Roxbury has the youngest population (median age 43.2).
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 | Grantham | Sutton | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,465Highest |
2,239 |
299Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 50.4±7.5Highest 16% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
43.2±17.7Lowest about the NH average |
| Grantham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
17.4%±10.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Sutton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.3% NH: 40.6% |
30.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±6Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
13.4%±15.8Highest NH: 6% |
| Roxbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,403±$54k 7% above NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$69,226±$14kLowest 30% below NH |
| Sutton and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,100±$39k 15% below NH |
$362,600±$16kHighest 10% below NH |
$323,100±$219kLowest 20% below NH |
| Sutton and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,656±$614 11% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,605 14% above NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$5,787Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 27.6%±47.2Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Sutton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.7% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.7% NH: 72.8% |
95.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1969Lowest 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 16% below NH |
29 minHighest 10% above NH |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
| Work from home | 13.8%±6.2 NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sutton and Grantham 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 | #6 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Grantham 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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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.