What stands out worked out from the figures below

Nottingham has the most homeowners (94.3%).

Sandown has the most people working from home (27.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Nottingham	Sandown
People
Population	5,357Lowest	6,628Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+9.3%Lowest NH: +4.6%	+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6%
Median age	38.8±6.7Lowest 10% below NH	40.8±3.7Highest 6% below NH
	Sandown and Nottingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.9%±5.4Highest NH: 18.2%	22.6%±6.5Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Nottingham and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.4%±4.2Highest NH: 20.1%	14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Nottingham and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.9%Highest NH: 40.6%	34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±2.6Highest NH: 6%	5.1%±2.6Lowest NH: 6%
	Nottingham and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$122,201±$20kLowest 23% above NH	$135,040±$25kHighest 36% above NH
	Sandown and Nottingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$457,500±$26kLowest 14% above NH	$483,400±$44kHighest 20% above NH
	Sandown and Nottingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,068±$1kHighest 39% above NH	$1,893±$721Lowest 27% above NH
	Nottingham and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,319Lowest 10% above NH	$8,801Highest 32% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	92.1%±44.9Highest NH: 48.2%	64.1%±48.3Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Nottingham and Sandown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2%	10.8%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.3%Highest NH: 72.8%	82.5%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1992Highest 13 yrs newer than NH	1986Lowest 7 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 27% above NH	33 minLowest 25% above NH
Work from home	22.2%±5.8Lowest NH: 16.8%	27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8%
	Sandown and Nottingham 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	#15 of 120 in NH	#71 of 120 in NH
School district	Nottingham School District	Timberlane Regional School District
High school in town	None in town	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story	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.