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Newbury vs Chatham 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
Newbury has the most people working from home (20.1%).
Chatham has the most renters (17.2% rent).
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 | Newbury | Chatham | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,027 |
430Lowest |
2,239Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.3±3.6Highest 23% above NH |
48.3±8.6 12% above NH |
48.1±4.1Lowest 11% above NH |
| Newbury and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±7.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Chatham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±10Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Chatham and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53%Highest NH: 40.6% |
38.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
5.8%±3.8Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
| Chatham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $116,477±$18k 18% above NH |
$66,042±$19kLowest 33% below NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
| Sutton and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $463,400±$36kHighest 15% above NH |
$362,900±$42k 10% below NH |
$362,600±$16kLowest 10% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,656±$614 11% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,695 15% below NH |
$3,690Lowest 45% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±24.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±100 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newbury and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% NH: 72.8% |
82.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.1%±7.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.3%±5.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Newbury and Sutton 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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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.