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New Durham vs Rumney 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
Rumney has the most renters (22.2% 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 | New Durham | Rumney | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,748Highest |
1,458Lowest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% NH: +4.6% |
+1.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±7.5 7% above NH |
44.5±2.3Lowest about the NH average |
48.1±4.1Highest 11% above NH |
| Sutton and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
18.7%±4.3 NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±4 NH: 20.1% |
24.1%±3.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Rumney and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
41.9% NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,194±$13k about the NH average |
$79,444±$21kLowest 20% below NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
| Sutton and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,400±$27k 16% below NH |
$309,800±$37kLowest 23% below NH |
$362,600±$16kHighest 10% below NH |
| Sutton and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,417±$116 5% below NH |
$1,064±$100Lowest 29% below NH |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
| Sutton and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774 13% below NH |
$4,716Lowest 29% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.1%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2 NH: 48.2% |
| Rumney 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% |
10.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94% NH: 72.8% |
77.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
1976 3 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 30% above NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.4%±7 NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Sutton and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Rumney 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.