Compare towns
Sugar Hill vs Sutton vs Bethlehem
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%).
Sutton has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Bethlehem has the most people working from home (31.2%).
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 | Sutton | Bethlehem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 658Lowest |
2,239 |
2,537Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+7.7% NH: +4.6% |
-1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
48.1±4.1Lowest 11% above NH |
50.6±8.5 17% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Bethlehem 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% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.7%±5.4 NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Bethlehem 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% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
28.2%±5.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Bethlehem 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% |
44.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
45.1% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±3.1 NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest NH: 6% |
| Sutton 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 |
$130,313±$31k 32% above NH |
$85,029±$18kLowest 14% below NH |
| Sugar Hill and Sutton 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 |
$362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
$288,300±$22kLowest 28% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$630 19% below NH |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
$1,174±$81Lowest 21% below NH |
| Sutton and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,340 10% above NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$5,418Lowest 19% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
41.3%±18.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Bethlehem 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% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
10.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4% NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1973Highest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the NH average |
29 minHighest 10% above NH |
20 minLowest 24% below NH |
| Work from home | 16.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
31.2%±12.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Bethlehem 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 | — | — | #34 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Bethlehem School District · Profile School District |
| High school in town | — | Kearsarge Regional High School | Profile Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | 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.