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Bennington vs Fairlee vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the most kids (26% under 18).
Fairlee has the most people working from home (23.5%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
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 | Bennington | Fairlee | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,588 |
54Lowest |
2,239Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.1±7.8Lowest 8% above U.S. |
63.5±7.6Highest 63% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1 24% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 26%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
0%±52.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Bennington and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
37%±54.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Fairlee and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
11.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±26.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,875±$7k 4% above U.S. |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,300±$15kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$277,500±$28k 17% below U.S. |
$362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$150 9% below U.S. |
$1,057±$620Lowest 25% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,944 91% above U.S. |
$3,750Lowest 20% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.2%±20.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
100%±55.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fairlee and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
50%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1942Lowest 38 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 40% above U.S. |
— | 29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.7%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.5%±30.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Fairlee and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Contoocook Valley School District | — | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Kearsarge Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.