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Weston vs Sutton vs Mount Holly
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
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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 | Weston | Sutton | Mount Holly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 685Lowest |
2,239Highest |
1,415 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.5±7Highest 56% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Lowest 24% above U.S. |
53.5±8.2 38% above U.S. |
| Weston and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Mount Holly and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$20k 42% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$78,015±$19kLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,700±$77kHighest 62% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16k 9% above U.S. |
$296,900±$40kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$729Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$1,534±$1k 9% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,076 127% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$3,926Lowest 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
65.9%±65.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mount Holly and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 31.2%±7.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | — | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.