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Warner vs Sutton vs New Durham
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).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
New Durham has the most affordable homes ($339k median).
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 | Sutton | New Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,959Highest |
2,239Lowest |
2,748 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+2.1%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 43.7±4Lowest about the NH average |
48.1±4.1Highest 11% above NH |
46.5±7.5 7% above NH |
| Sutton and New Durham 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% |
20.5%±3.8Highest NH: 18.2% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest 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% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
23.8%±4Highest NH: 20.1% |
| New Durham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.4% NH: 40.6% |
44.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
34.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.6Highest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6 NH: 6% |
1%±0.7Lowest 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 | $94,022±$18kLowest 5% below NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
$100,194±$13k about the NH average |
| Sutton and New Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,100±$22k 12% below NH |
$362,600±$16kHighest 10% below NH |
$339,400±$27kLowest 16% 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 | $1,219±$123Lowest 18% below NH |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
$1,417±$116 5% below NH |
| Sutton and New Durham 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 |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
$5,774Lowest 13% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.7%±21.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2 NH: 48.2% |
25%±42.7Lowest 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 | 8.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
4.8%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
5.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
94% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 4 yrs older than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
1983Highest 4 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 19% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
35 minHighest 30% above NH |
| Work from home | 16.6%±4.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6 NH: 16.8% |
10%±4.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Warner and Sutton 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 | Governor Wentworth Regional School District |
| High school in town | None 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.