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Sunapee vs Hart's Location
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 kids (9.9% under 18).
Hart's Location has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
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 | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,416Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 56.7±1.4Lowest 31% above NH |
65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
| Hart's Location and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.4Highest NH: 18.2% |
0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sunapee and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 33.3%±7.1Lowest NH: 20.1% |
49%±74.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location and Sunapee 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% |
0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Sunapee and Hart's Location 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 |
$78,182±$73kLowest 21% below NH |
| Sunapee and Hart's Location 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 |
$189,700±$21kLowest 53% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,713±$451 15% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,400 34% below NH |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.6%±10.5 NH: 48.2% |
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| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
1974Lowest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above NH |
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| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sunapee and Hart's Location 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 | — |
| High school in town | Sunapee Sr. High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.