Compare towns
Waterville Valley vs Randolph vs Sugar Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waterville Valley has the shortest commute (14 min average).
Randolph has the most kids (14.5% under 18).
Sugar Hill has the highest household income ($154k).
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 | Waterville Valley | Randolph | Sugar Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 290Lowest |
420 |
658Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +14.9% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 61.6±16.5Highest 42% above NH |
57.5±10.9Lowest 33% above NH |
60.8±2.1 40% above NH |
| Waterville Valley and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.6%±11.6Lowest NH: 18.2% |
14.5%±6.5Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±3.5 NH: 18.2% |
| Randolph and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 43.1%±9.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
31.7%±2.8Lowest NH: 20.1% |
37.2%±12.7 NH: 20.1% |
| Waterville Valley and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.6%Highest NH: 40.6% |
60.1% NH: 40.6% |
59%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.3%±4.3Lowest NH: 6% |
5.5%±3.7Highest NH: 6% |
2%±3.1 NH: 6% |
| Randolph and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,625±$50k 7% above NH |
$101,750±$16kLowest about the NH average |
$154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Waterville Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $562,500±$193k 40% above NH |
$407,000±$57kLowest about the NH average |
$639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Waterville Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$382Lowest 23% below NH |
$1,667±$215Highest 12% above NH |
$1,208±$630 19% below NH |
| Randolph and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,745 14% below NH |
$4,269Lowest 36% below NH |
$7,340Highest 10% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±53.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
| Randolph and Sugar Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Highest NH: 7.2% |
6.7% NH: 7.2% |
0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
83.3% NH: 72.8% |
95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than NH |
1963Lowest 16 yrs older than NH |
1964 15 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 48% below NH |
27 minHighest about the NH average |
26 min about the NH average |
| Work from home | 19.7%±12.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
19.5%±5.3 NH: 16.8% |
16.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Waterville Valley and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Waterville Valley School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.