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Wilmot vs Sugar Hill vs Springfield
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 kids (17.1% under 18).
Sugar Hill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.9%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($384k 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 | Wilmot | Sugar Hill | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,487Highest |
658Lowest |
1,122 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
+14.9%Highest NH: +4.6% |
-4%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±2.4 22% above NH |
60.8±2.1Highest 40% above NH |
51.4±8.8Lowest 19% above NH |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
10.3%±3.5Lowest NH: 18.2% |
15.1%±8 NH: 18.2% |
| Wilmot and Springfield 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% |
19.8%±1.6Lowest 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% |
36.4%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±3.4Highest NH: 6% |
2%±3.1 NH: 6% |
0%±1.5Lowest NH: 6% |
| Wilmot 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 | $117,759±$15k 19% above NH |
$154,091±$32kHighest 56% above NH |
$100,893±$19kLowest about the NH average |
| 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±$43k about the NH average |
$639,700±$50kHighest 59% above NH |
$384,100±$50kLowest 5% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$289 25% below NH |
$1,208±$630Highest 19% below NH |
$1,096±$217Lowest 26% below NH |
| 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 |
$5,946Lowest 11% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±41.8Highest NH: 48.2% |
40%±100 NH: 48.2% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest NH: 48.2% |
| Wilmot and Sugar Hill 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% |
90.7% NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1964Lowest 15 yrs older than NH |
1985 6 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 22% above NH |
26 minLowest about the NH average |
34 minHighest 29% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8Highest NH: 16.8% |
16.8%±4.8 NH: 16.8% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest NH: 16.8% |
| Wilmot and Sugar Hill 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.