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Hopkinton vs Warner 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

Hopkinton has the most people working from home (23.8%).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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.

MeasureHopkintonWarnerSutton
People
Population
6,037Highest
2,959
2,239Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.8%
NH: +4.6%
+3.7%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+7.7%Highest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
45±2.8
4% above NH
43.7±4Lowest
about the NH average
48.1±4.1Highest
11% above NH
Sutton and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.8%±4.1
NH: 18.2%
17.3%±3.3Lowest
NH: 18.2%
20.5%±3.8Highest
NH: 18.2%
Sutton and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.9%±4.2Lowest
NH: 20.1%
20.4%±3.5
NH: 20.1%
21.6%±5.9Highest
NH: 20.1%
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.2%Highest
NH: 40.6%
42.4%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
44.3%
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.9%±4.4Highest
NH: 6%
5.3%±1.6
NH: 6%
4.9%±3.6Lowest
NH: 6%
Hopkinton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$137,477±$21kHighest
39% above NH
$94,022±$18kLowest
5% below NH
$130,313±$31k
32% above NH
Hopkinton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$506,900±$54kHighest
26% above NH
$353,100±$22kLowest
12% below NH
$362,600±$16k
10% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,270±$129
15% below NH
$1,219±$123Lowest
18% below NH
$1,656±$614Highest
11% above NH
Sutton and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 50% above NH
$7,650Lowest
15% above NH
$7,652
15% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.4%±6
NH: 48.2%
48.7%±21.3Highest
NH: 48.2%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
NH: 48.2%
Warner and Hopkinton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.5%
NH: 7.2%
8.4%Highest
NH: 7.2%
4.8%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.3%
NH: 72.8%
74.6%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
95.7%Highest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
11 yrs older than NH
1975Highest
4 yrs older than NH
1971
8 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
17% below NH
32 minHighest
19% above NH
29 min
10% above NH
Work from home
23.8%±8.8Highest
NH: 16.8%
16.6%±4.8
NH: 16.8%
14.8%±5.6Lowest
NH: 16.8%
Hopkinton and Warner 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 #28 of 120 in NH — —
School district Hopkinton School District Kearsarge Regional School District Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town Hopkinton High School None in town Kearsarge Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school
12.0Highest
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10.4Lowest
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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.