Compare towns
Sutton vs Bow vs Lyme vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sutton has the most homeowners (95.7%).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($645k median).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
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 | Sutton | Bow | Lyme | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,239 |
8,335Highest |
1,710Lowest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+9.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+1.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.7% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
41.5±2Lowest 4% below NH |
48.6±7.8Highest 12% above NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Lyme and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
25%±3.6Highest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±3.4 NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Bow and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
26.5%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Lyme and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3% NH: 40.6% |
60.3% NH: 40.6% |
70.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
5.6%±1.9Highest NH: 6% |
3.3%±1.9Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
| Bow and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $130,313±$31k 32% above NH |
$172,857±$16kHighest 75% above NH |
$133,906±$15k 35% above NH |
$94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
$506,500±$34k 26% above NH |
$645,000±$64kHighest 60% above NH |
$353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
$1,539±$178 3% above NH |
$1,418±$130 5% below NH |
$1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Sutton and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,652 15% above NH |
$9,584 44% above NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
$7,650Lowest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
39%±13.2 NH: 48.2% |
52.8%±29.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Lyme and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% NH: 7.2% |
2.7%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.4% NH: 7.2% |
8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.5% NH: 72.8% |
80.5% NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above NH |
27 min about the NH average |
21 minLowest 22% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
22.7%±4.7 NH: 16.8% |
27.2%±5.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Lyme and Bow 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 | — | #26 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Bow School District | Lyme School District | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | Bow High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.