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Sugar Hill vs Hampton vs Eaton
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).
Hampton has the most renters (26.2% rent).
Eaton has the most affordable homes ($377k median).
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 | Hampton | Eaton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 658 |
16,426Highest |
501Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
55.8±2.1Lowest 29% above NH |
59.6±14 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%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
9.6%±5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hampton and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.2%±12.7 NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8Lowest 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% |
42.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
51.5% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±3.1 NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
1.2%±2.9Lowest NH: 6% |
| Hampton 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 |
$95,233±$9k 4% below NH |
$79,063±$9kLowest 20% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$377,300±$62kLowest 6% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$630Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
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| Hampton 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 |
$6,813 about the NH average |
$4,014Lowest 40% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
0%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Hampton 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% |
5.6% NH: 7.2% |
11%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4% NH: 72.8% |
73.8%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 |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3 NH: 16.8% |
24.4%±12.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Eaton and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #31 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Hampton School District · Winnacunnet Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Winnacunnet High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
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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.