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Sutton vs Sandwich vs Springfield
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%).
Springfield has the most renters (9.3% 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 | Sandwich | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,239Highest |
1,757 |
1,122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+10.6%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±4.1Lowest 11% above NH |
63.6±2.8Highest 47% above NH |
51.4±8.8 19% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
7%±3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Springfield 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% |
46.6%±8.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3% NH: 40.6% |
63.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
3.7%±3 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Sandwich 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 |
$140,694±$22kHighest 42% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| 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±$79kHighest 9% above NH |
$384,100±$50k 5% below NH |
| Sandwich and Springfield 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 |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% 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 | $7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$4,494Lowest 33% below NH |
$5,946 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±47.2 NH: 48.2% |
56.4%±41.6Highest NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Sandwich 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% |
5.2%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94% NH: 72.8% |
90.7%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1985Highest 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 10% above NH |
31 min 16% above NH |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
36.1%±16.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6 NH: 16.8% |
| Sandwich and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Inter-Lakes Cooperative 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.