Compare towns
Sugar Hill vs Sandwich vs Lisbon
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 expensive homes ($640k median).
Sandwich has the most people working from home (36.1%).
Lisbon has the most kids (21.5% 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 | Sandwich | Lisbon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 658Lowest |
1,757Highest |
1,583 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+10.6% NH: +4.6% |
+1.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.8±2.1 40% above NH |
63.6±2.8Highest 47% above NH |
46.4±5.7Lowest 7% above NH |
| Sandwich and Sugar Hill 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% |
7%±3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.5%±6.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 37.2%±12.7 NH: 20.1% |
46.6%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.8%±5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Sandwich 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% |
63.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
30.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.7%±3Highest NH: 6% |
2.3%±2.2 NH: 6% |
| Sandwich and Lisbon 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 |
$140,694±$22k 42% above NH |
$65,500±$13kLowest 34% below NH |
| Sugar Hill and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
$437,700±$79k 9% above NH |
$198,000±$19kLowest 51% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$630Lowest 19% below NH |
$1,679±$1kHighest 13% above NH |
$1,344±$303 10% below NH |
| Sandwich and Lisbon 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 |
$4,494Lowest 33% below NH |
$4,691 30% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.4%±41.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
52.9%±18.9 NH: 48.2% |
| Sandwich and Lisbon 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% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
8.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94% NH: 72.8% |
74.2%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1971Highest 8 yrs older than NH |
1969 10 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
31 minHighest 16% above NH |
22 minLowest 19% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
36.1%±16.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
10.3%±2.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sandwich and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | Lisbon Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Lisbon Regional School (High) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 6.4 |
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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.