Compare towns
Sutton vs New Durham vs Windham
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 shortest commute (29 min average).
New Durham has the most affordable homes ($339k median).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | New Durham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,239Lowest |
2,748 |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+16.4%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±4.1Highest 11% above NH |
46.5±7.5 7% above NH |
41.1±2.9Lowest 5% below NH |
| Sutton and New Durham 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% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
27.4%±3.3Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Windham 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% |
23.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| New Durham 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% |
34.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
62.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±1.8 NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Windham 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 |
$100,194±$13kLowest about the NH average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 91% above NH |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
$339,400±$27kLowest 16% below NH |
$723,300±$50kHighest 80% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,656±$614 11% above NH |
$1,417±$116Lowest 5% below NH |
$3,218±$350Highest 116% above NH |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,652 15% above NH |
$5,774Lowest 13% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±47.2 NH: 48.2% |
25%±42.7Lowest NH: 48.2% |
52.2%±50.9Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Windham 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% |
5.8%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94% NH: 72.8% |
93.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1983 4 yrs newer than NH |
1996Highest 17 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 10% above NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
31 min 15% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.8%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.9%±4.4Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Windham and Sutton 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 | — | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Governor Wentworth Regional School District | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.