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Mapleton vs Webster vs Sutton vs Newburgh

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Webster has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).

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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.

MeasureMapletonWebsterSuttonNewburgh
People
Population
1,884
2,227
2,239Highest
1,475Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.8±6Lowest
7% above U.S.
44.7±7.6
15% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
45.8±5.7
18% above U.S.
Sutton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.2%±5.1
U.S.: 22%
22.6%±8Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Webster and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.4%±1.3
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Sutton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
30.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±2.7
U.S.: 6.4%
Mapleton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,731±$25k
14% above U.S.
$107,171±$14k
33% above U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$76,750±$10kLowest
5% below U.S.
Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$191,800±$23kLowest
42% below U.S.
$338,500±$30k
about the U.S. average
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
$244,600±$20k
26% below U.S.
Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$610±$277Lowest
57% below U.S.
$1,396±$622
about the U.S. average
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$950±$219
33% below U.S.
Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$6,021
93% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$2,748
12% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±10.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
53.6%±71Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±13.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Webster and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
96%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
5% above U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
30 min
14% above U.S.
Work from home
10.8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
17.1%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Webster and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district RSU 79/MSAD 01 Merrimack Valley School District Kearsarge Regional School District —
High school in town None in town None 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.