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Sugar Hill vs Jackson vs Easton

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 most kids (10.3% under 18).
Jackson has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Easton has the most affordable homes ($426k 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.

MeasureSugar HillJacksonEaston
People
Population
658
897Highest
356Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+14.9%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+26%Highest
NH: +4.6%
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Median age
60.8±2.1Highest
40% above NH
60.5±2.5
40% above NH
60.1±7.8Lowest
39% 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%±3.5Highest
NH: 18.2%
4.1%±4.1Lowest
NH: 18.2%
6.7%±4.3
NH: 18.2%
Sugar Hill and Easton 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%
28.4%±6.4Lowest
NH: 20.1%
41%±19Highest
NH: 20.1%
Easton 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%
NH: 40.6%
67.7%Highest
NH: 40.6%
49.4%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2%±3.1
NH: 6%
3%±3.4Highest
NH: 6%
1.1%±1.6Lowest
NH: 6%
Jackson 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
$117,986±$46k
19% above NH
$106,250±$38kLowest
7% 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
$719,300±$109kHighest
79% above NH
$426,100±$78kLowest
6% 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
$1,750±$1kHighest
17% above NH
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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
$6,001
10% below NH
$3,577Lowest
46% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±100Highest
NH: 48.2%
21.1%±59.9
NH: 48.2%
0%±100Lowest
NH: 48.2%
Sugar Hill and Jackson 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%
16.9%Highest
NH: 7.2%
10.4%
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.4%
NH: 72.8%
91.4%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
98.7%Highest
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964Lowest
15 yrs older than NH
1980
1 yr newer than NH
1983Highest
4 yrs newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the NH average
19 minLowest
31% below NH
25 min
6% below NH
Work from home
16.8%±4.8
NH: 16.8%
22.2%±10.2Highest
NH: 16.8%
13.6%±4.2Lowest
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 — Jackson School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.