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Belvidere 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

Belvidere has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
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.

MeasureBelvidereBurkeSutton
People
Population
422Lowest
1,317Highest
790
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-5.8%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-11.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
40.7±6.5Lowest
6% below VT
41.1±4.8
5% below VT
46.6±5.7Highest
8% above VT
Sutton and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22%±4
VT: 17.9%
23%±4Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±3.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Burke and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
8.8%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
21.7%±2.2Highest
VT: 21.4%
21.6%±2.7
VT: 21.4%
Burke and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.9%
VT: 43.8%
41.4%Highest
VT: 43.8%
32.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2.3Highest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.8
VT: 7%
Burke and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$81,563±$18k
about the VT average
$87,143±$17kHighest
7% above VT
$71,250±$18kLowest
12% below VT
Burke and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$239,200±$51k
24% below VT
$340,600±$18kHighest
8% above VT
$231,100±$41kLowest
27% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,542±$1kHighest
25% above VT
$938±$191Lowest
24% below VT
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Belvidere and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,908Lowest
22% below VT
$5,177Highest
about the VT average
$3,975
21% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±53.8
VT: 48.4%
74.6%±31Highest
VT: 48.4%
37.8%±31.1Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Burke and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
10%
VT: 10.1%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.1%
VT: 73.2%
88.6%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
1979Lowest
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
60% above VT
25 minLowest
8% above VT
30 min
26% above VT
Work from home
9.4%±7.6Lowest
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
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.