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Peru vs Sutton vs Warner

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Sutton has the most homeowners (95.7%).
Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).

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.

MeasurePeruSuttonWarner
People
Population
434Lowest
2,239
2,959Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.3±8.6
16% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
43.7±4Lowest
12% above U.S.
Sutton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.5%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.4%±5
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Sutton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.8%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$151,875±$83kHighest
88% above U.S.
$130,313±$31k
61% above U.S.
$94,022±$18kLowest
16% above U.S.
Peru and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$400,000±$105kHighest
20% above U.S.
$362,600±$16k
9% above U.S.
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above U.S.
Peru and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,271±$820
10% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
Sutton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,000Lowest
60% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$7,650
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
29%±47.8
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Warner and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
6% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
Work from home
13.3%±16.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warner 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 Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town — Kearsarge Regional High School None in town
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.