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Smithfield vs Sutton vs Friendship
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smithfield has the most people working from home (22%).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Friendship has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Smithfield | Sutton | Friendship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 856Lowest |
2,239Highest |
1,213 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.8±3.5Highest 43% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Lowest 24% above U.S. |
55.5±6.9 43% above U.S. |
| Smithfield and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.3%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Sutton and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
37.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Friendship and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,917±$27k 34% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$75,625±$22kLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,800±$15kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$275,000±$56k 17% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,109±$358Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$1,370±$53 3% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,866 8% below U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$2,218Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±45.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.5%±42.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Smithfield and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.9%±7.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Smithfield and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | — | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.