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Newbury vs Wilmot 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 expensive homes ($463k median).
Wilmot has the most renters (16.6% 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.

MeasureNewburyWilmotSutton
People
Population
2,027
1,487Lowest
2,239Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.8%
NH: +4.6%
+3.6%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+7.7%Highest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
53.3±3.6Highest
23% above NH
53±2.4
22% above NH
48.1±4.1Lowest
11% above NH
Newbury and Wilmot 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%
17.1%±3.2
NH: 18.2%
20.5%±3.8Highest
NH: 18.2%
Sutton and Wilmot 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%
24.3%±4.6Highest
NH: 20.1%
21.6%±5.9Lowest
NH: 20.1%
Wilmot 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%
58.7%Highest
NH: 40.6%
44.3%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.8%±2.3
NH: 6%
3%±3.4Lowest
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±$18kLowest
18% above NH
$117,759±$15k
19% above NH
$130,313±$31kHighest
32% above NH
Sutton and Wilmot 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
$399,600±$43k
about the NH average
$362,600±$16kLowest
10% below NH
Newbury and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,125±$289Lowest
25% below NH
$1,656±$614Highest
11% above NH
Sutton and Wilmot 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
$6,651
about the NH average
$7,652Highest
15% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50%±24.1Highest
NH: 48.2%
41.1%±41.8
NH: 48.2%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
NH: 48.2%
Newbury and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.4%
NH: 7.2%
2.3%Lowest
NH: 7.2%
4.8%Highest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.7%
NH: 72.8%
83.4%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
95.7%Highest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1987
8 yrs newer than NH
1988Highest
9 yrs newer than NH
1971Lowest
8 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
22% above NH
33 minHighest
22% above NH
29 minLowest
10% above NH
Work from home
20.1%±7.3Highest
NH: 16.8%
18.9%±3.8
NH: 16.8%
14.8%±5.6Lowest
NH: 16.8%
Newbury and Wilmot 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.