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Sugar Hill vs Hampton vs Harrisville
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.9%).
Hampton has the most people working from home (21.7%).
Harrisville has the most kids (16.4% 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 | Sugar Hill | Hampton | Harrisville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 658Lowest |
16,426Highest |
885 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.1% NH: +4.6% |
+2.4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
55.8±2.1Lowest 29% above NH |
58.9±5.5 36% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Harrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
11.6%±2.3 NH: 18.2% |
16.4%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Harrisville and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.9%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
35.8%±10.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Harrisville 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% |
54.8% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±3.1 NH: 6% |
3.1%±1.1Highest NH: 6% |
1.7%±1.2Lowest 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±$9kLowest 4% below NH |
$103,036±$13k 4% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
$550,200±$39k 37% above NH |
$430,500±$48kLowest 7% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$630Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,628±$94Highest 9% above NH |
$1,611±$367 8% above NH |
| Hampton and Harrisville 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 |
$5,329Lowest 20% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
56.8%±10.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
35%±90.4Lowest 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%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.6% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
73.8%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
94.3% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1978Highest 1 yr older than NH |
1965 14 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
26 minLowest 3% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 16.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
21.7%±3.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.4%±5.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Hampton and Sugar Hill 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 | Harrisville School District |
| High school in town | — | Winnacunnet High School | None in town |
| 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.