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Sunapee vs Newfields vs Newbury
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 affordable homes ($393k median).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
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 | Newfields | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,416Highest |
2,023Lowest |
2,027 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+5.3%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
44.1±1.8Lowest about the NH average |
53.3±3.6 23% above NH |
| Sunapee and Newbury 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% |
18.9%±1.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
17%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Newfields and Newbury 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% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.6%±3.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Sunapee and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
68.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
53% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.5 NH: 6% |
7.5%±7.2Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.3Lowest NH: 6% |
| Newfields 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±$20kLowest about the NH average |
$197,885±$15kHighest 100% above NH |
$116,477±$18k 18% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $393,000±$51kLowest about the NH average |
$646,400±$34kHighest 61% above NH |
$463,400±$36k 15% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,713±$451Lowest 15% above NH |
$1,875±$323Highest 26% above NH |
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| Newfields and Sunapee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,400Lowest 34% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$5,695 15% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.6%±10.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
43.3%±40.8 NH: 48.2% |
50%±24.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Newbury and Newfields 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% |
2.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.3%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1991Highest 12 yrs newer than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above NH |
26 minLowest 4% below NH |
33 min 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NH: 16.8% |
20.1%±7.3 NH: 16.8% |
| Newfields and Newbury 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 | Newfields 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.