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Roxbury vs Sutton vs Ryegate

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Ryegate has the most renters (15.3% rent).

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.

MeasureRoxburySuttonRyegate
People
Population
942Lowest
2,239Highest
1,059
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
35.6±11.7Lowest
8% below U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
41.2±2.6
6% above U.S.
Kids under 18
30.6%±5Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.2%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
Roxbury and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.7%±8.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9
U.S.: 17.2%
22.1%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ryegate and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sutton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,214±$22k
9% below U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$66,484±$15kLowest
18% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,600±$55k
27% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
$219,300±$32kLowest
34% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$950±$495
33% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$908±$236Lowest
36% below U.S.
Sutton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,284
37% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$3,472Lowest
11% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2
U.S.: 51.1%
55.9%±29.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Ryegate and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
27.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
14.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1949Lowest
31 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
28 min
5% above U.S.
Work from home
5.2%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.2%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Sutton and Ryegate 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.