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Bellows Falls 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
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Sutton has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
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 | Bellows Falls | Burke | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Highest |
1,317 |
790Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
46.6±5.7Highest 8% above VT |
| Sutton and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2kLowest 31% 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 | $195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109Highest 16% below VT |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
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| Bellows Falls and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448 12% below VT |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
$3,975Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
25 min 8% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Burke 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.