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Sutton vs Union vs Warner
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).
Union has the most kids (35.9% under 18).
Warner has the most renters (25.4% 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 | Union | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,239 |
131Lowest |
2,959Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
— | +3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±4.1Highest 11% above NH |
23.6±30.9Lowest 45% below NH |
43.7±4 about the NH average |
| Sutton and Warner 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% |
35.9%±42.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest NH: 18.2% |
| Union and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.9Highest NH: 20.1% |
0%±31.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
20.4%±3.5 NH: 20.1% |
| Sutton and Warner 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% |
48.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
0%±13Lowest NH: 6% |
5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Warner and Sutton 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 |
$75,117±$19kLowest 24% below NH |
$94,022±$18k 5% below NH |
| Sutton and Warner 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 |
$162,900±$135kLowest 60% below NH |
$353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
| Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
— | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
| Sutton and Warner 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 |
$1,258Lowest 81% below NH |
$7,650 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
— | 48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Warner and Sutton 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% |
10.7%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7% NH: 72.8% |
100%Highest NH: 72.8% |
74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1938Lowest 41 yrs older than NH |
1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 10% above NH |
— | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
21.4%±25.5Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
| Union and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | — | Kearsarge Regional 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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| 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.