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Baltimore vs Sutton vs Weathersfield

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Sutton has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).

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.

MeasureBaltimoreSuttonWeathersfield
People
Population
361Lowest
2,239
2,856Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±10.3Highest
32% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Lowest
24% above U.S.
48.3±5.4
24% above U.S.
Baltimore and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
22%±6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Weathersfield 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
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9
U.S.: 17.2%
25.4%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Weathersfield and Sutton 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
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6
U.S.: 6.4%
8.8%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Weathersfield 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±$16k
33% above U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$83,095±$12kLowest
about the U.S. average
Sutton and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kLowest
34% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
$252,700±$50k
24% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$1,401±$61Lowest
about the U.S. average
Sutton and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329Lowest
39% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$4,540
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2
U.S.: 51.1%
80.3%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Weathersfield 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
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
22 min
18% below U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
26.2%±14.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Weathersfield and Sutton 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 — — #21 of 70 in VT
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District Weathersfield School District
High school in town — Kearsarge Regional High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.4
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U.S. 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.