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Sutton vs Grantham vs Sunapee
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).
Grantham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14%).
Sunapee has the most renters (24.1% 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 | Grantham | Sunapee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,239Lowest |
3,465Highest |
3,416 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+14%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±4.1Lowest 11% above NH |
50.4±7.5 16% above NH |
56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
| Sunapee and Grantham 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% |
19.1%±6.6 NH: 18.2% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Grantham 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%±6.9Lowest NH: 20.1% |
33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Sunapee 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%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
59.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
50.6% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
4.8%±6 NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Grantham 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 |
$106,403±$54k 7% above NH |
$101,393±$20kLowest about the NH average |
| Sutton and Grantham 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 |
$343,100±$39kLowest 15% below NH |
$393,000±$51kHighest about the NH average |
| Sunapee and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,656±$614Lowest 11% above NH |
— | $1,713±$451Highest 15% above NH |
| Sunapee and Sutton 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 |
$7,605 14% above NH |
$4,400Lowest 34% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
— | 34.6%±10.5Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Sunapee 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% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1987Highest 8 yrs newer than NH |
1975 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above NH |
23 minLowest 16% below NH |
33 minHighest 23% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.8%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
13.8%±6.2 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sutton and Grantham 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 | — | #6 of 120 in NH | #14 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Grantham School District | Sunapee School District |
| High school in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town | Sunapee Sr. High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
— | 11.9Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.