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Lisbon vs Sutton vs Lisbon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lisbon has the most kids (21.5% under 18).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Lisbon has the most renters (33.3% rent).
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 | Lisbon | Sutton | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,583 |
2,239Highest |
730Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-1.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.4±5.7 7% above NH |
48.1±4.1Highest 11% above NH |
43.6±8.3Lowest about the NH average |
| Sutton and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
17.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Lisbon and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
25.6%±4.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Lisbon and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.1% NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
26.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
2.9%±3.5 NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,500±$13kLowest 34% below NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$68,813±$7k 31% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,000±$19k 51% below NH |
$362,600±$16kHighest 10% below NH |
$181,300±$27kLowest 55% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,344±$303 10% below NH |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
$1,266±$317Lowest 15% below NH |
| Sutton and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,691 30% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$4,402Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±18.9 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
61.3%±23.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Lisbon and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.2% NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
66.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1971Highest 8 yrs older than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 19% below NH |
29 minHighest 10% above NH |
20 minLowest 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 10.3%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.6%±6.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Sutton and Lisbon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lisbon Regional School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Lisbon Regional School (High) | Kearsarge Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 6.4Lowest |
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.