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Kingston vs Newfields vs Sullivan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kingston has the most renters (25.6% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Sullivan has the most affordable homes ($237k median).
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 | Kingston | Newfields | Sullivan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,275Highest |
2,023 |
687Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9% NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 55.5±5.7Highest 28% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
46.6±6.5 8% above NH |
| Kingston and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.5%±3.9Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
16.3%±5 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±6Highest NH: 20.1% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.5%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Kingston and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1% NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
28.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,330±$12kLowest 6% above NH |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$106,667±$20k 8% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $492,900±$58k 22% above NH |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$236,500±$29kLowest 41% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,393±$156 7% below NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,225±$275Lowest 18% below NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,906 19% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,099Lowest 24% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±46.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
40%±84.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Kingston and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
2.4% NH: 7.2% |
4.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
93.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 3 yrs newer than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1979Lowest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 27% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
32 min 20% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.7%±4.3 NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
4.2%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #78 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Sanborn Regional School District | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | Sanborn Regional High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9 |
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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.