Compare towns
Sunapee vs Chatham vs Croydon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sunapee has the most people working from home (9.5%).
Chatham has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Croydon has the shortest commute (26 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 | Sunapee | Chatham | Croydon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,416Highest |
430Lowest |
798 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +4.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
48.3±8.6 12% above NH |
43±9.1Lowest about the NH average |
| Sunapee and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
21.4%±7.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
19%±6.3 NH: 18.2% |
| Chatham and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±10Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.4%±3.6 NH: 20.1% |
| Sunapee and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
38.4% NH: 40.6% |
21.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.5 NH: 6% |
5.8%±3.8Highest NH: 6% |
4%±3.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Chatham and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,393±$20kHighest about the NH average |
$66,042±$19kLowest 33% below NH |
$98,333±$21k about the NH average |
| Sunapee and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $393,000±$51kHighest about the NH average |
$362,900±$42k 10% below NH |
$317,300±$33kLowest 21% below NH |
| Sunapee and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,713±$451Highest 15% above NH |
— | $991±$336Lowest 34% below NH |
| Sunapee and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,400Highest 34% below NH |
$3,690Lowest 45% below NH |
$3,806 43% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.6%±10.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±100 NH: 48.2% |
7.1%±75.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Sunapee and Chatham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.1% NH: 7.2% |
6.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
82.8% NH: 72.8% |
86.6%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1979 same as NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above NH |
36 minHighest 33% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
7.3%±5.4 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±4.9Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sunapee and Chatham 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 | #14 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Sunapee School District | — | Croydon School District |
| High school in town | Sunapee Sr. High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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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.