What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Nottingham has the most homeowners (94.3%).

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	Sandown	Nottingham
People
Population	6,628Highest	5,357Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6%	+9.3%Lowest NH: +4.6%
Median age	40.8±3.7Highest 6% below NH	38.8±6.7Lowest 10% 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	22.6%±6.5Lowest NH: 18.2%	23.9%±5.4Highest 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+	14.2%±4Lowest NH: 20.1%	18.4%±4.2Highest 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+	34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6%	40.9%Highest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.1%±2.6Lowest NH: 6%	5.9%±2.6Highest 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	$135,040±$25kHighest 36% above NH	$122,201±$20kLowest 23% 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	$483,400±$44kHighest 20% above NH	$457,500±$26kLowest 14% 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	$1,893±$721Lowest 27% above NH	$2,068±$1kHighest 39% 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	$8,801Highest 32% above NH	$7,319Lowest 10% above NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	64.1%±48.3Lowest NH: 48.2%	92.1%±44.9Highest 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	10.8%Highest NH: 7.2%	1.4%Lowest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.5%Lowest NH: 72.8%	94.3%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Lowest 7 yrs newer than NH	1992Highest 13 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minLowest 25% above NH	34 minHighest 27% above NH
Work from home	27.4%±13.4Highest NH: 16.8%	22.2%±5.8Lowest 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	#71 of 120 in NH	#15 of 120 in NH
School district	Timberlane Regional School District	Nottingham 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.