What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sugar Hill has the highest household income ($154k).

Eaton has the most people working from home (24.4%).

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	Sugar Hill	Eaton
People
Population	658Highest	501Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+14.9% NH: +4.6%	—
Median age	60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH	59.6±14Lowest 38% above NH
	Sugar Hill and Eaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	10.3%±3.5Highest NH: 18.2%	9.6%±5Lowest NH: 18.2%
	Sugar Hill and Eaton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	37.2%±12.7Lowest NH: 20.1%	41.3%±15.7Highest NH: 20.1%
	Eaton and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59%Highest NH: 40.6%	51.5%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2%±3.1Highest NH: 6%	1.2%±2.9Lowest NH: 6%
	Sugar Hill and Eaton 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	$79,063±$9kLowest 20% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH	$377,300±$62kLowest 6% below NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,208±$630 19% below NH	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,340Highest 10% above NH	$4,014Lowest 40% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	40%±100Highest NH: 48.2%	0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%
	Sugar Hill and Eaton 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%	11%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.4%Lowest NH: 72.8%	96.9%Highest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH	1978Highest 1 yr older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the NH average	33 minHighest 24% above NH
Work from home	16.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8%	24.4%±12.8Highest NH: 16.8%
	Eaton and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.