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Mason vs Walpole 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
Mason has the most people working from home (20.7%).
Walpole has the most renters (30.1% 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.
| Measure | Mason | Walpole | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,451Lowest |
3,690Highest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% NH: +4.6% |
-2.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
46.5±10.4 7% above NH |
48.1±4.1Highest 11% above NH |
| Sutton and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.8%±6.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
22.2%±5.2 NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Mason and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±2.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
25.5%±5.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Walpole and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.5% NH: 40.6% |
32.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
4%±2.8 NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,090±$3k 12% above NH |
$82,617±$16kLowest 17% below NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
| Sutton and Mason are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $384,000±$21kHighest 5% below NH |
$319,800±$48kLowest 21% below NH |
$362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
| Mason and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,530±$852Highest 70% above NH |
$1,165±$150Lowest 22% below NH |
$1,656±$614 11% above NH |
| Mason and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,049 6% above NH |
$6,078Lowest 9% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 87.2%±42.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
51.6%±21.9 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Mason and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
11.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% NH: 72.8% |
69.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1967Lowest 12 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 53% above NH |
23 minLowest 13% below NH |
29 min 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.7%±4.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.2%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Mason and Sutton 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 | — | #27 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Mason School District | Fall Mountain Regional 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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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.