Sunapee is a very small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 3,459 people and just one neighborhood, Sunapee is the 122nd largest community in New Hampshire.
Sunapee home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Hampshire, but Sunapee real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sunapee is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sunapee is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sunapee who work in healthcare (18.50%), teaching (12.65%), and management occupations (8.53%).
Also of interest is that Sunapee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.34% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another notable thing is that Sunapee is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Sunapee’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Sunapee is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Sunapee’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Sunapee has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Sunapee has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Sunapee than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Sunapee may be for you.
One downside of living in Sunapee is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sunapee, the average commute to work is 33.03 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Sunapee doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Sunapee is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 47.11% of adults in Sunapee have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Sunapee in 2022 was $58,091, which is upper middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $232,364 for a family of four. However, Sunapee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Sunapee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sunapee residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Sunapee include Irish, English, Scottish, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Sunapee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 49.3% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 98.7% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
has the amazing distinction of housing more same sex couples living together than 98.5% of neighborhoods in the U.S. If you are seeking such a neighborhood, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's analysis shows that this is one place that you should consider.
In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Sunapee is a great option to consider. According to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NH, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.4% of the neighborhoods in New Hampshire. If you are considering retiring to New Hampshire, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish and Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 11.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry and 2.3% have Canadian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 13.0% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Sunapee are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 72.6% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 53.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 54.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 21.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (12.6%), and 7.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.8% of households. Some people also speak Italian (13.0%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Sunapee, NH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (23.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (15.7%), and residents who report Scottish roots (11.4%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (11.1%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (9.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (29.0% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (76.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (13.1%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.