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Sutton vs Hart's Location
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 kids (20.5% under 18).
Hart's Location has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
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 | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,239Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% NH: +4.6% |
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| Median age | 48.1±4.1Lowest 11% above NH |
65±9.1Highest 50% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
0%±69.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Hart's Location 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% |
49%±74.3Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Hart's Location 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
0%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
0%±34.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Hart's Location 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 |
$78,182±$73kLowest 21% below NH |
| Sutton and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,600±$16kHighest 10% below NH |
$189,700±$21kLowest 53% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,656±$614 11% above NH |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,652 15% above NH |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±47.2 NH: 48.2% |
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| Below poverty line | 4.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
0%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1974Highest 5 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above NH |
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| Work from home | 14.8%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
3.7%±10.5Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Sutton and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.