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Middleton vs Sutton vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Union has the most kids (35.9% under 18).
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 | Middleton | Sutton | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595 |
2,239Highest |
131Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 43.5±5.7 about the NH average |
48.1±4.1Highest 11% above NH |
23.6±30.9Lowest 45% below NH |
| Sutton and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
35.9%±42.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Union and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2 NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
0%±31.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Sutton and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.3% NH: 40.6% |
48.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9 NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±13Lowest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$8k about the NH average |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$75,117±$19kLowest 24% below NH |
| Sutton and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,300±$27k 22% below NH |
$362,600±$16kHighest 10% below NH |
$162,900±$135kLowest 60% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$293Lowest about the NH average |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
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| Sutton and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,504 17% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$1,258Lowest 81% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
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| Middleton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
10.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 45% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
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| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
21.4%±25.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Union and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Middleton School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.