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Guildhall vs Salisbury 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
Guildhall has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
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 | Guildhall | Salisbury | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 371Lowest |
1,609 |
2,239Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±7.8Lowest 10% above U.S. |
51.5±4.5Highest 32% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1 24% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±7.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±9.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Guildhall and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±5.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Guildhall and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$46k 42% above U.S. |
$111,591±$17kLowest 38% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $321,200±$62kLowest 3% below U.S. |
$363,400±$47kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16k 9% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$717Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$1,917±$632Highest 36% above U.S. |
$1,656±$614 17% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,625Lowest 48% above U.S. |
$5,859 88% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Guildhall and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Salisbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Merrimack Valley 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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| 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.