What stands out worked out from the figures below

Nashua has the most renters (44.2% rent).

Sutton has the most homeowners (89.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Nashua	Sutton
People
Population	91,294Highest	9,452Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4%	+4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	40±1.3Lowest about the U.S. average	44.3±2.5Highest 14% above U.S.
Kids under 18	18.6%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 22%	19.6%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22%
	Sutton and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.9%±1Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	18.8%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Sutton and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	52.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±0.6Highest U.S.: 6.4%	3.9%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Nashua and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$96,326±$5kLowest 19% above U.S.	$147,125±$25kHighest 82% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$403,900±$11kLowest 21% above U.S.	$523,100±$47kHighest 57% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,737±$41Highest 23% above U.S.	$1,190±$401Lowest 16% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,799Highest 118% above U.S.	$6,763Lowest 117% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.8%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	47.5%±24.4Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Sutton and Nashua are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	55.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	89.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S.	1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the U.S. average	30 minHighest 12% above U.S.
Work from home	17.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	22.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Sutton and Nashua 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	#67 of 120 in NH	#105 of 282 in MA
School district	Nashua School District	Sutton
High school in town	Nashua High School South	Sutton High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.8Highest	12.6Lowest
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Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

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.