Compare towns
Newfields vs Sunapee vs Grantham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Sunapee has the most renters (24.1% rent).
Grantham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14%).
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 | Newfields | Sunapee | Grantham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Lowest |
3,416 |
3,465Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
50.4±7.5 16% above NH |
| Sunapee and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 NH: 18.2% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Grantham and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
50.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5Lowest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6 NH: 6% |
| Newfields and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$101,393±$20kLowest about the NH average |
$106,403±$54k 7% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$393,000±$51k about the NH average |
$343,100±$39kLowest 15% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
$1,713±$451Lowest 15% above NH |
— |
| Newfields and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$4,400Lowest 34% below NH |
$7,605 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
34.6%±10.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
— |
| Newfields and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4% NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3% NH: 72.8% |
75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below NH |
33 minHighest 23% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2 NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #14 of 120 in NH | #6 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Newfields School District | Sunapee School District | Grantham School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Sunapee Sr. High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
— |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.