Compare towns
Sugar Hill vs Hancock 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).
Hancock has the most kids (15.4% under 18).
Jackson has grown the fastest since 2010 (+26%).
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 | Hancock | Jackson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 658Lowest |
1,791Highest |
897 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.9% NH: +4.6% |
+4.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+26%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
53.8±4.5Lowest 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% |
15.4%±2.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
4.1%±4.1Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Hancock and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
30.2%±2.7 NH: 20.1% |
28.4%±6.4Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Hancock 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% |
53.9%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
67.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
4%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
| Hancock and Jackson 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 |
$95,208±$15kLowest 4% 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 |
$436,700±$22kLowest 8% above 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 |
$1,208±$650Lowest 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 |
$6,884 3% above NH |
$6,001Lowest 10% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
32.4%±55.6 NH: 48.2% |
21.1%±59.9Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Sugar Hill and Hancock 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% |
4.1% NH: 7.2% |
16.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
85.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
91.4% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
1980Highest 1 yr newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
33 minHighest 24% above NH |
19 minLowest 31% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±3.2Lowest 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 | — | Contoocook Valley School District | Jackson School District |
| High school in town | — | None 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.