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Sugar Hill vs Wilmot 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).
Wilmot has the most kids (17.1% 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.

MeasureSugar HillWilmotJackson
People
Population
658Lowest
1,487Highest
897
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+14.9%
NH: +4.6%
+3.6%Lowest
NH: +4.6%
+26%Highest
NH: +4.6%
Median age
60.8±2.1Highest
40% above NH
53±2.4Lowest
22% 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%
17.1%±3.2Highest
NH: 18.2%
4.1%±4.1Lowest
NH: 18.2%
Age 65+
37.2%±12.7Highest
NH: 20.1%
24.3%±4.6Lowest
NH: 20.1%
28.4%±6.4
NH: 20.1%
Sugar Hill and Jackson 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%
58.7%Lowest
NH: 40.6%
67.7%Highest
NH: 40.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2%±3.1Lowest
NH: 6%
3%±3.4Highest
NH: 6%
3%±3.4Highest
NH: 6%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$154,091±$32kHighest
56% above NH
$117,759±$15kLowest
19% above 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
$399,600±$43kLowest
about the NH average
$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±$630
19% below NH
$1,125±$289Lowest
25% 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
$6,651
about the NH average
$6,001Lowest
10% below NH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±100
NH: 48.2%
41.1%±41.8Highest
NH: 48.2%
21.1%±59.9Lowest
NH: 48.2%
Wilmot 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%
2.3%
NH: 7.2%
16.9%Highest
NH: 7.2%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.4%Highest
NH: 72.8%
83.4%Lowest
NH: 72.8%
91.4%
NH: 72.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964Lowest
15 yrs older than NH
1988Highest
9 yrs newer than NH
1980
1 yr newer than NH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the NH average
33 minHighest
22% above NH
19 minLowest
31% below NH
Work from home
16.8%±4.8Lowest
NH: 16.8%
18.9%±3.8
NH: 16.8%
22.2%±10.2Highest
NH: 16.8%
Jackson and Wilmot 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.