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Ira vs Sandgate 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
Ira has the most renters (9.3% rent).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
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 | Ira | Sandgate | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
435 |
2,239Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5 39% above U.S. |
55.7±5.4Highest 43% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Sandgate and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±7.5 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sutton and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ira and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5k 11% below U.S. |
$69,167±$19kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18k 18% below U.S. |
$193,800±$31kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 33% below U.S. |
— | $1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146 33% above U.S. |
$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ira and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 3% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandgate and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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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.