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Sutton vs Webster vs Surry
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).
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
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 | Webster | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,239Highest |
2,227 |
1,052Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7% NH: +4.6% |
+2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+12%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±4.1Highest 11% above NH |
44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
44.7±5.1Lowest 3% above NH |
| Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.8Lowest NH: 18.2% |
22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
20.8%±6.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Surry 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% |
19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
23.3%±7Highest NH: 20.1% |
| Surry 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% |
30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
31.7% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
6.6%±6.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Surry 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 |
$107,171±$14kLowest 8% above NH |
$110,125±$25k 11% above NH |
| Sutton and Surry 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 |
$338,500±$30k 16% below NH |
$331,400±$23kLowest 18% below NH |
| Sutton and Webster 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 |
$1,396±$622Lowest 6% below NH |
$1,955±$374Highest 31% above NH |
| Surry 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 |
$6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
$6,384 4% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
33.3%±74.3 NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Surry 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% |
9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.1%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7% NH: 72.8% |
96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
91.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1979Highest same as NH |
1977 2 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above NH |
31 minHighest 14% above NH |
22 minLowest 18% below NH |
| Work from home | 14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
17.1%±3.9Highest NH: 16.8% |
16%±7.1 NH: 16.8% |
| Webster and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | Merrimack Valley 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.