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Sutton vs Brookfield vs Ossipee
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 highest household income ($130k).
Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($428k median).
Ossipee has the most renters (18% 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 | Brookfield | Ossipee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,239 |
567Lowest |
4,521Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+6% NH: +4.6% |
+0.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±4.1Lowest 11% above NH |
58.1±9.7Highest 34% above NH |
50±4.6 15% above NH |
| Brookfield and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
8.6%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
19.5%±4.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
38.4%±3.4Highest NH: 20.1% |
26.3%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.8% NH: 40.6% |
24.8%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
5.5%±5Highest NH: 6% |
2.9%±1.7Lowest NH: 6% |
| Brookfield and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$81,406±$31kLowest 18% below NH |
$90,521±$22k 9% below NH |
| Sutton and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
$428,000±$61kHighest 6% above NH |
$325,500±$23kLowest 19% below NH |
| Brookfield and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
— | $1,601±$245Lowest 7% above NH |
| Sutton and Ossipee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$5,926 11% below NH |
$4,401Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
— | 72%±16.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Ossipee and Sutton 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% |
3.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
8.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7% NH: 72.8% |
98.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
82%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
33 minHighest 25% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.8%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.7%±6.8 NH: 16.8% |
5.3%±3.7Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sutton and Brookfield 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 | — | — | #100 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | — | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.