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Wilmot vs Sunapee 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 highest household income ($118k).
Sunapee has the most renters (24.1% rent).
Newbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
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 | Sunapee | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,487Lowest |
3,416Highest |
2,027 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% NH: +4.6% |
-0.7%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
+4.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53±2.4Lowest 22% above NH |
56.7±1.4Highest 31% above NH |
53.3±3.6 23% above NH |
| Sunapee and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±3.2Highest NH: 18.2% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest 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% |
33.3%±7.1Highest NH: 20.1% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Sunapee 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%Highest NH: 40.6% |
50.6%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
53% NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±3.4Lowest NH: 6% |
4.5%±3.5Highest NH: 6% |
3.8%±2.3 NH: 6% |
| Sunapee and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,759±$15kHighest 19% above NH |
$101,393±$20kLowest about the NH average |
$116,477±$18k 18% above NH |
| Wilmot and Newbury 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 |
$393,000±$51kLowest about the NH average |
$463,400±$36kHighest 15% above NH |
| Newbury and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$289Lowest 25% below NH |
$1,713±$451Highest 15% above NH |
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| Sunapee and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,651Highest about the NH average |
$4,400Lowest 34% below NH |
$5,695 15% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±41.8 NH: 48.2% |
34.6%±10.5Lowest 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%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
12.4%Highest NH: 7.2% |
3.4% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% NH: 72.8% |
75.9%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
87.7%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than NH |
1975Lowest 4 yrs older than NH |
1987 8 yrs newer than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 22% above NH |
33 minHighest 23% above NH |
33 minLowest 22% above NH |
| Work from home | 18.9%±3.8 NH: 16.8% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest 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. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #14 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Sunapee School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Sunapee Sr. High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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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.