Compare towns
Athens vs Burke vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Athens has the most renters (26.3% rent).
Burke has the most expensive homes ($341k median).
Sutton has the most affordable homes ($231k median).
What matters to you?
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.
| Measure | Athens | Burke | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 431Lowest |
1,317Highest |
790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.3±6.5Highest 10% above VT |
41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
| Athens and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Burke and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Athens and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT |
$87,143±$17kHighest 7% above VT |
$71,250±$18k 12% below VT |
| Burke and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$32k 24% below VT |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$231,100±$41kLowest 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$537Highest 9% below VT |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
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| Athens and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,438Highest 8% above VT |
$5,177 about the VT average |
$3,975Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±39 VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% VT: 10.1% |
10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Burke and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT 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.