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Wilmot vs Sugar Hill vs Newbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wilmot has the most affordable homes ($400k median).
Sugar Hill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.9%).
Newbury has the most people working from home (20.1%).
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 | Wilmot | Sugar Hill | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,487 |
658Lowest |
2,027Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
+4.8% NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±2.4Lowest 22% above NH |
60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
53.3±3.6 23% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
17%±3.2 NH: 18.2% |
| Wilmot and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±4.6 NH: 20.1% |
37.2%±12.7Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Sugar Hill and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7% NH: 40.6% |
59%Highest NH: 40.6% |
53%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±3.4 NH: 6% |
2%±3.1Lowest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.3Highest NH: 6% |
| Newbury and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
$154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
$116,477±$18kLowest 18% above NH |
| Sugar Hill and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,600±$43kLowest about the NH average |
$639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
$463,400±$36k 15% above NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,208±$630Highest 19% below NH |
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| Sugar Hill and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,651 about the NH average |
$7,340Highest 10% above NH |
$5,695Lowest 15% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±41.8 NH: 48.2% |
40%±100Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50%±24.1Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Newbury and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3% NH: 7.2% |
0.9%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
3.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
95.4%Highest NH: 72.8% |
87.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 22% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
33 minHighest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.8%±4.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
20.1%±7.3Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Newbury and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.