What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sugar Hill has the most kids (10.3% under 18).

Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).

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	Hampton Beach
People
Population	658Lowest	2,605Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+14.9%Highest NH: +4.6%	+14.2%Lowest NH: +4.6%
Median age	60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH	60.4±2.4Lowest 39% above NH
	Sugar Hill and Hampton Beach 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%	3.1%±2.8Lowest NH: 18.2%
Age 65+	37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1%	33.7%±4.1Lowest NH: 20.1%
	Sugar Hill and Hampton Beach 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%	34%Lowest NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2%±3.1Highest NH: 6%	0.6%±0.7Lowest NH: 6%
	Sugar Hill and Hampton Beach 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	$82,557±$17kLowest 17% below NH
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH	$508,900±$76kLowest 26% above NH
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,208±$630Lowest 19% below NH	$1,375±$130Highest 8% below NH
	Hampton Beach 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	$6,115Lowest 8% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	40%±100Lowest NH: 48.2%	61.7%±20.2Highest NH: 48.2%
	Hampton Beach and Sugar Hill 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%	8.2%Highest NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.4%Highest NH: 72.8%	62.9%Lowest NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year	1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH	1971Highest 8 yrs older than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minHighest about the NH average	25 minLowest 5% below NH
Work from home	16.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8%	26.9%±6.1Highest NH: 16.8%
	Hampton Beach 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.