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Hampton vs Kensington vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has the most renters (26.2% rent).
Kensington has the highest household income ($165k).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Hampton | Kensington | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,426Highest |
2,009Lowest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% NH: +4.6% |
-1.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±2.1Highest 29% above NH |
43.3±5.9Lowest about the NH average |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±2.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±2.6 NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Kensington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.9%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
18.8%±2.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
48.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.4%±1.3 NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Kensington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,233±$9kLowest 4% below NH |
$165,083±$18kHighest 67% above NH |
$130,313±$31k 32% above NH |
| Kensington and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$657,700±$47kHighest 63% above NH |
$362,600±$16kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$94Lowest 9% above NH |
$1,813±$627Highest 22% above NH |
$1,656±$614 11% above NH |
| Kensington and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,813Lowest about the NH average |
$9,637Highest 45% above NH |
$7,652 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
24.4%±38.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
1.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
92.9% NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below NH |
29 min 7% above NH |
29 minHighest 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.2%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton and Kensington 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 | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | Kensington School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Winnacunnet High School | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
— | 10.4Highest |
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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.