Sunapee is #1 in New Hampshire for kids’ library use
Sunapee is ranked on 38 lists against the 126 New Hampshire towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 7.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NH town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sunapee marked.
Fewer kids than 98% of New Hampshire
Not better or worse, just Sunapee’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for college degrees
Lists where Sunapee sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Sunapee lands in the top half on 9 of 24 lists
Each dot is Sunapee’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NH, the right end is last. Areas where Sunapee does best come first.
Sunapee out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Sunapee lands in every NH ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Gilford · 11.3 per resident
#5
Most library borrowing#1 Hanover · 18.8 per resident
#10
Best libraries for kids#1 Sunapee · 45.4 per child
#1 People
Most educated#1 Hanover · 88.2%
#26
Youngest#1 Durham · 20.8
#121
Oldest#1 Moultonborough · 58.3
#6
Most residents 65+#1 New London · 37.5%
#7
Most kids#1 New Ipswich · 29.9%
#124 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Bartlett · 62%
#8
Most new homes#1 Tuftonboro · 15.3 per 1,000
#28
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Walpole · +101.6%
#19
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Grantham · 8.6 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Berlin · 1.3 yrs
#62
Cheapest rent#1 New Hampton · $749/mo
#95
Lowest property tax#1 Bartlett · $2,512/yr
#15
Rent easiest to afford#1 Peterborough · 29.2%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Bartlett · 66.5%
#78
Most trails#1 Exeter · 3.1 mi / sq mi
#107
Most walkable#1 Nashua · 91.8 / sq mi
#48 
Health
Healthiest#1 Hanover · 99 / 100
#101
Lowest obesity#1 Hanover · 21%
#69
Fewest smokers#1 New London · 6%
#77
Most active#1 Hanover · 14%
#111
Fewest uninsured#1 Stratham · 4%
#76
Lowest depression#1 Bedford · 20%
#81
Closest to a top hospital#1 Nashua · 0.5 mi
#102 Safety
Safest#1 Deerfield · 2.1
#62 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lebanon · 14 min
#105 
The number on the right is Sunapee’s spot. All of New Hampshire’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every NH list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.