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Seabrook Beach vs Sutton vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Seabrook Beach has the most expensive homes ($921k median).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
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.
| Measure | Seabrook Beach | Sutton | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,001Lowest |
2,239 |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 62±3.8Highest 43% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
| Kids under 18 | 5.2%±3.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.1%±7.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.2Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| 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 | $93,571±$43kLowest 6% below NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $920,900±$75kHighest 129% above NH |
$362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,725±$575Highest 16% above NH |
$1,656±$614 11% above NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Seabrook Beach and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,652 15% above NH |
$7,650Lowest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.5%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Seabrook Beach and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 13 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
32 min 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 39.5%±20Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Seabrook Beach and Warner 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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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.