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Newbury vs Peterborough 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%).
Peterborough has the most renters (43.7% 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 | Newbury | Peterborough | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,027Lowest |
6,408Highest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.3±3.6Highest 23% above NH |
52.1±1.9 20% above NH |
48.1±4.1Lowest 11% above NH |
| Newbury and Peterborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
16.3%±5.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Newbury 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% |
30.6%±5.2Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Peterborough 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% NH: 40.6% |
62.2%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
2%±1.1Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Newbury 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 |
$98,401±$8kLowest about the NH average |
$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 |
$404,500±$31k about the NH average |
$362,600±$16kLowest 10% below NH |
| Newbury and Peterborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,395±$209Lowest 6% below NH |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
| Sutton and Peterborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,695Lowest 15% below NH |
$8,655Highest 30% above NH |
$7,652 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±24.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
29.2%±7.4 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Newbury and Peterborough 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% |
5.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.7% NH: 72.8% |
56.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1970Lowest 9 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
29 min 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 20.1%±7.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
15.8%±4.5 NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Newbury and Peterborough 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 | — | #59 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Contoocook Valley School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Conval Regional High School | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0Highest |
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.