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Baltimore vs Newark 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).
Newark has the most kids (22% under 18).
Sutton has the most renters (15% rent).
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 | Newark | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
727 |
790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
41.4±6Lowest 4% 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% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark 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% |
19.9%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sutton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Sutton and Baltimore 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 |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$231,100±$41kHighest 27% below VT |
| Sutton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,708±$97 38% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Highest 14% below VT |
$3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sutton and Baltimore 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% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% VT: 73.2% |
90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Newark and Sutton 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.