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Newburgh vs Sutton vs Chapman

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newburgh has the most renters (18.8% rent).
Sutton has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% 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.

MeasureNewburghSuttonChapman
People
Population
1,475
2,239Highest
388Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
45.8±5.7
18% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
45.7±11.4Lowest
17% above U.S.
Sutton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.8%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
27.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Chapman and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.4%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9
U.S.: 17.2%
27.6%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Chapman and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Chapman and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$76,750±$10kLowest
5% below U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$93,125±$17k
15% above U.S.
Sutton and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$244,600±$20k
26% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
$185,700±$22kLowest
44% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$950±$219Lowest
33% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
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Sutton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,748
12% below U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$1,850Lowest
41% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.9%±13.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Newburgh and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
14% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
23 minLowest
12% below U.S.
Work from home
6.4%±3.3
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
4.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Sutton and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District —
High school in town — Kearsarge Regional High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.4
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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.