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Barnet vs Sutton vs Barnet

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Barnet has the most renters (20.1% rent).

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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.

MeasureBarnetSuttonBarnet
People
Population
61Lowest
2,239Highest
1,855
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
48.1±4.1
24% above U.S.
47.7±5.3Lowest
23% above U.S.
Barnet and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
31.1%±29.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.1%±44.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Sutton and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$57,917±$16kLowest
28% below U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$67,386±$15k
17% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$204,200±$38kLowest
39% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
$247,900±$24k
25% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$974±$72Lowest
31% below U.S.
Sutton and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,950Lowest
5% below U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$4,489
44% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Barnet and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
47.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
28 minLowest
5% above U.S.
Work from home
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
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.