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Sullivan vs Canaan vs Gilsum
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sullivan has the highest household income ($107k).
Canaan has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Gilsum has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Sullivan | Canaan | Gilsum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 687Lowest |
3,811Highest |
716 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-2.9% NH: +4.6% |
-7.5%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 46.6±6.5Highest 8% above NH |
44.4±3.7Lowest about the NH average |
44.8±8.1 3% above NH |
| Sullivan and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±5Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.7%±4.6 NH: 18.2% |
12%±3.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sullivan and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.1%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
19.3%±1.8 NH: 20.1% |
| Sullivan and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Highest NH: 40.6% |
28.2% NH: 40.6% |
18.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.6 NH: 6% |
7%±2.5Highest NH: 6% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Canaan and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$20kHighest 8% above NH |
$81,583±$6k 18% below NH |
$80,417±$7kLowest 19% below NH |
| Sullivan and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $236,500±$29kLowest 41% below NH |
$254,000±$26kHighest 37% below NH |
$241,500±$32k 40% below NH |
| Canaan and Gilsum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$275 18% below NH |
$1,140±$90Lowest 24% below NH |
$1,575±$894Highest 6% above NH |
| Gilsum and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,099Lowest 24% below NH |
$5,985Highest 10% below NH |
$5,579 16% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±84.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
74.4%±25.1 NH: 48.2% |
76.5%±55.4Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Gilsum and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
13.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
13.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
77.3%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.5% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest same as NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1972Lowest 7 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 20% above NH |
30 min 12% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 4.2%±2.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
14.9%±6Highest NH: 16.8% |
11.9%±8.7 NH: 16.8% |
| Canaan and Gilsum 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 | — | #83 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Mascoma Valley Regional School District | Monadnock Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | Mascoma Valley Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3 |
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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.