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Norton vs Sutton vs Brunswick

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Sutton has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Brunswick has the most kids (23.9% under 18).

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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.

MeasureNortonSuttonBrunswick
People
Population
108Lowest
2,239Highest
109
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
53.8±6.7
38% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Lowest
24% above U.S.
57.5±13.8Highest
48% above U.S.
Brunswick and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
13%±21.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
23.9%±24.5Highest
U.S.: 22%
Brunswick and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
31.5%±15.8
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
39.4%±25.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Brunswick and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
28.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.6%±10.7
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±11Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sutton and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$65,625±$23kLowest
19% below U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$128,125±$33k
59% above U.S.
Sutton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$200,000±$32kLowest
40% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
$228,100±$52k
31% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,656±$614
17% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,769
11% below U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$2,472Lowest
21% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
100%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Brunswick and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
39 min
49% above U.S.
29 minLowest
11% above U.S.
41 minHighest
56% above U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±18Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
10.5%±15.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Norton 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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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.