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Sunapee vs Stoddard vs Grantham
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 renters (24.1% rent).
Stoddard has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
Grantham has the most people working from home (13.8%).
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 | Stoddard | Grantham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,416 |
1,072Lowest |
3,465Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+11.5% NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
53±4 22% above NH |
50.4±7.5Lowest 16% above NH |
| Sunapee and Stoddard 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% |
17.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
19.1%±6.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Grantham and Stoddard 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% |
24.4%±2.5 NH: 20.1% |
17%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Sunapee and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.6% NH: 40.6% |
34.1%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.5 NH: 6% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6Highest NH: 6% |
| Grantham 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±$20k about the NH average |
$94,904±$11kLowest 4% below NH |
$106,403±$54kHighest 7% above NH |
| Grantham and Sunapee 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 |
$330,300±$20kLowest 18% below NH |
$343,100±$39k 15% below NH |
| Sunapee and Grantham 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 |
$895±$751Lowest 40% below NH |
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| Sunapee and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,400 34% below NH |
$4,316Lowest 35% below NH |
$7,605Highest 14% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.6%±10.5Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.6%±100Highest NH: 48.2% |
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| Stoddard and Sunapee 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% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
93.3% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1978 1 yr older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above NH |
34 minHighest 25% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4Lowest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Grantham and Sunapee 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 | — | #6 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Sunapee School District | Stoddard School District | Grantham School District |
| High school in town | Sunapee Sr. High School | None in town | 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.