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Starks vs Sutton vs New Vineyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
New Vineyard has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
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 | Starks | Sutton | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
2,239Highest |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4Lowest 20% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
47.5±9.5 22% above U.S. |
| Sutton and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
24.5%±6.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| New Vineyard and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
27%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Vineyard and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8k 21% below U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$61,806±$19kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,500±$27kLowest 55% below U.S. |
$362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$190,000±$76k 43% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301 25% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$925±$490Lowest 35% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$2,136 32% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
22.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1987 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±8.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| New Vineyard and Sutton 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.