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Sugar Hill vs Dummer vs Jackson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sugar Hill has the highest household income ($154k).
Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Jackson has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Sugar Hill | Dummer | Jackson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 658 |
299Lowest |
897Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.9%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +26%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
53.6±6.4Lowest 24% above NH |
60.5±2.5 40% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
19.4%±5.1Highest NH: 18.2% |
4.1%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.4%±4.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.4%±6.4 NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59% NH: 40.6% |
16.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
67.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±3.1 NH: 6% |
0%±5.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Highest NH: 6% |
| Jackson and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
$91,250±$21kLowest 8% below NH |
$117,986±$46k 19% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $639,700±$50k 59% above NH |
$242,200±$51kLowest 40% below NH |
$719,300±$109kHighest 79% above NH |
| Jackson and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$630Lowest 19% below NH |
— | $1,750±$1kHighest 17% above NH |
| Jackson and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,340Highest 10% above NH |
$2,898Lowest 57% below NH |
$6,001 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
21.1%±59.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Sugar Hill and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
9% NH: 7.2% |
16.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94.2% NH: 72.8% |
91.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the NH average |
25 min 6% below NH |
19 minLowest 31% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.2%±10.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Jackson and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Jackson School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.