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Belvidere vs Cabot 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 highest household income ($82k).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Belvidere | Cabot | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
1,579Highest |
790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5 6% below VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
46.6±5.7Highest 8% above VT |
| Sutton and Belvidere 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% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot 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%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sutton and Cabot 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% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Sutton and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
| Belvidere and Cabot 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 |
$268,500±$77kHighest 15% below VT |
$231,100±$41kLowest 27% below VT |
| Cabot and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
$1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
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| Belvidere and Cabot 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 |
$4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere and Cabot 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% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
30 minLowest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school 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.