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Windham vs Sutton vs St. George

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 renters (17.1% rent).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
St. George has the most people working from home (27.6%).

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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.

MeasureWindhamSuttonSt. George
People
Population
594Lowest
2,239Highest
812
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+17.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.2±7.4Lowest
14% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
44.7±13.4
15% above U.S.
Sutton and St. George 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%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
25.6%±7Highest
U.S.: 22%
St. George and Sutton 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%±5.9
U.S.: 17.2%
15.9%±2.7Lowest
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%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
53.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
St. George and Sutton 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.
$109,464±$34k
36% above U.S.
Sutton and St. George 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±$16k
9% above U.S.
$376,800±$50kHighest
13% above U.S.
St. George and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$1,394±$132Lowest
about the U.S. average
Sutton and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,951
91% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$5,514Lowest
77% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
96%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
St. George and Windham 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%
5.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
19 minLowest
28% below U.S.
Work from home
20.5%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
27.6%±8.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
St. George and Windham 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.