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Sutton vs Sandwich vs Durham
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).
Sandwich has the most people working from home (36.1%).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Sandwich | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,239 |
1,757Lowest |
15,080Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+5.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
63.6±2.8Highest 47% above NH |
20.8±0.3Lowest 52% below NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
7%±3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±2.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
46.6%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
63.3% NH: 40.6% |
75.4%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
3.7%±3Lowest NH: 6% |
55.1%±3.2Highest NH: 6% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $130,313±$31k 32% above NH |
$140,694±$22kHighest 42% above NH |
$124,056±$21kLowest 25% above NH |
| Sandwich and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,600±$16kLowest 10% below NH |
$437,700±$79k 9% above NH |
$504,300±$41kHighest 25% above NH |
| Durham and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,656±$614 11% above NH |
$1,679±$1kHighest 13% above NH |
$1,429±$143Lowest 4% below NH |
| Sandwich and Sutton 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 |
$4,494Lowest 33% below NH |
$10,000+Highest at least 50% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
56.4%±41.6 NH: 48.2% |
66.4%±16Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Durham and Sandwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.2% NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94% NH: 72.8% |
64.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1981Highest 2 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above NH |
31 minHighest 16% above NH |
19 minLowest 27% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
36.1%±16.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.4%±3.5 NH: 16.8% |
| Sandwich and Durham 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 | — | — | #9 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District | Oyster River Coop School District |
| High school in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town | Oyster River High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
— | 12.3Highest |
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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.