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Baltimore vs Fair Haven vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Sutton has the most people working from home (11.6%).
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 | Baltimore | Fair Haven | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
2,724Highest |
790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
39.2±7.6Lowest 9% below VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
| Baltimore and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Fair Haven and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sutton and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5% VT: 43.8% |
23.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
| Fair Haven and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$62,404±$16kLowest 23% below VT |
$71,250±$18k 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27k 31% below VT |
$176,500±$14kLowest 44% below VT |
$231,100±$41kHighest 27% below VT |
| Sutton and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $830±$116 33% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Highest 14% below VT |
$3,865Lowest 23% below VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Fair Haven and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sutton and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #66 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.