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Webster vs Wilmot 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
Webster has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Wilmot has the most renters (16.6% rent).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
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 | Webster | Wilmot | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,227 |
1,487Lowest |
2,239Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+7.7%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±7.6Lowest 3% above NH |
53±2.4Highest 22% above NH |
48.1±4.1 11% above NH |
| Wilmot and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8Highest NH: 18.2% |
17.1%±3.2Lowest NH: 18.2% |
20.5%±3.8 NH: 18.2% |
| Webster and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.3Lowest NH: 20.1% |
24.3%±4.6Highest NH: 20.1% |
21.6%±5.9 NH: 20.1% |
| Wilmot and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
58.7%Highest NH: 40.6% |
44.3% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.4Lowest NH: 6% |
3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
4.9%±3.6Highest NH: 6% |
| Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,171±$14kLowest 8% above NH |
$117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
$130,313±$31kHighest 32% above NH |
| Sutton and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,500±$30kLowest 16% below NH |
$399,600±$43kHighest about the NH average |
$362,600±$16k 10% below NH |
| Wilmot and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,396±$622 6% below NH |
$1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,656±$614Highest 11% above NH |
| Sutton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,021Lowest 10% below NH |
$6,651 about the NH average |
$7,652Highest 15% above NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±71Highest NH: 48.2% |
41.1%±41.8 NH: 48.2% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Webster and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest NH: 7.2% |
2.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
4.8% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest NH: 72.8% |
83.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 same as NH |
1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1971Lowest 8 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 14% above NH |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
29 minLowest 10% above NH |
| Work from home | 17.1%±3.9 NH: 16.8% |
18.9%±3.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Wilmot and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Merrimack Valley 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 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.