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Windham vs Sutton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).

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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.

MeasureWindhamSutton
People
Population
594Lowest
2,239Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.2±7.4Lowest
14% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.5%±7.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±8.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
48.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,500±$12kLowest
17% above U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,900±$20kLowest
6% above U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,656±$614
17% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,951Lowest
91% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
20.5%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town — Kearsarge Regional High School
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.