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Walpole vs Sutton vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Walpole has the most renters (30.1% rent).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Walpole | Sutton | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,690Highest |
2,239Lowest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.5±10.4Lowest 20% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1 24% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Walpole and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±5.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,617±$16k about the U.S. average |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $319,800±$48k 4% below U.S. |
$362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,165±$150 18% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Walpole are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,078 95% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±21.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Walpole and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.2%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster 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 | #27 of 120 in NH | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Kearsarge Regional School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Lowest |
10.6Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.