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Milford vs Salisbury 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
Milford has the most renters (35.1% rent).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
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 | Milford | Salisbury | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,337Highest |
1,609Lowest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 36.8±2.5Lowest 15% below NH |
51.5±4.5Highest 19% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
| Salisbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.1%±9.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Milford and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±1.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.9%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Salisbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
37.3% NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.3 NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,768±$14kLowest about the NH average |
$111,591±$17k 13% above NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
| Sutton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,800±$20kHighest about the NH average |
$363,400±$47k 10% below NH |
$362,600±$16kLowest 10% below NH |
| Milford and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,661±$126 11% above NH |
$1,917±$632Highest 29% above NH |
$1,656±$614Lowest 11% above NH |
| Salisbury and Milford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,522 13% above NH |
$5,859Lowest 12% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Milford and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
7.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
96.9%Highest NH: 72.8% |
95.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1982Highest 3 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the NH average |
32 minHighest 20% above NH |
29 min 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 15.6%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
23.3%±10.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Salisbury and Milford 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 | #55 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Milford School District | Merrimack Valley School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Milford High School | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
— | 10.4Lowest |
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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.