Sandown is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 6,658 people and just one neighborhood, Sandown is the 51st largest community in New Hampshire.
Housing costs in Sandown are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Hampshire.
Unlike some towns, Sandown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sandown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sandown is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Sandown who work in management occupations (19.51%), office and administrative support (12.67%), and sales jobs (9.11%).
A relatively large number of people in Sandown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.02% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Because of many things, Sandown is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Sandown really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Sandown perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Sandown is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sandown, the average commute to work is 33.91 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Sandown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Sandown citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.75% of adults in Sandown have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Sandown in 2022 was $44,041, which is middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,164 for a family of four. However, Sandown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Sandown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sandown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sandown include Irish, English, Italian, French, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Sandown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Sandown, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
With more than 2.0% of residents living with a same sex partner, is truly a neighborhood that stands out from the rest in this regard. In fact, exclusive analysis by NeighborhoodScout reveals that this neighborhood has a greater concentration of same sex couples than 96.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Greek and Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Greek ancestry and 2.6% have Canadian ancestry.
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. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Sandown are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 88.1% of the neighborhoods in America. With 18.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 66.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 39.5% 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 23.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.3%), and 16.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.4% of households. Some people also speak Polish (5.1%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Sandown, NH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (24.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (15.9%), and residents who report Italian roots (15.9%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (14.0%), along with some French Canadian ancestry residents (8.3%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.0% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (80.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.