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Plainfield 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

Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Warner has the youngest population (median age 43.7).

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.

MeasurePlainfieldSuttonWarner
People
Population
1,314Lowest
2,239
2,959Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
48.1±5.5Highest
24% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
43.7±4Lowest
12% above U.S.
Kids under 18
16.3%±4.7Lowest
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+
21.1%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Sutton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
48.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±1.3Lowest
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
$69,250±$31kLowest
14% below U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$94,022±$18k
16% above U.S.
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$318,400±$34kLowest
4% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
$353,100±$22k
6% above U.S.
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,153±$103Lowest
18% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$1,219±$123
14% below U.S.
Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,806Lowest
54% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$7,650
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
73.2%±53.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Plainfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1955Lowest
25 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
Work from home
16.4%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warner and Plainfield 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.