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Warner vs Randolph vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Randolph has the oldest population (median age 57.5).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
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 | Warner | Randolph | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Highest |
420Lowest |
2,239 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
— | +7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
57.5±10.9Highest 33% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
| Randolph and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.3 NH: 18.2% |
14.5%±6.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
| Sutton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.5Lowest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±2.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
60.1%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6 NH: 6% |
5.5%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Randolph and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$101,750±$16k about the NH average |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
| Sutton and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22kLowest 12% below NH |
$407,000±$57kHighest about the NH average |
$362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
| Randolph and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,667±$215Highest 12% above NH |
$1,656±$614 11% above NH |
| Randolph and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,650 15% above NH |
$4,269Lowest 36% below NH |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3 NH: 48.2% |
50%±53.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Randolph and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.7% NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 4 yrs older than NH |
1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
1971 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 19% above NH |
27 minLowest about the NH average |
29 min 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
19.5%±5.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Randolph 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 | None in town | — | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.