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Brookline vs Calais vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Sutton has the most affordable homes ($231k median).
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 | Brookline | Calais | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,713Highest |
790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
46.6±5.7Highest 8% above VT |
| Sutton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
| Calais and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$231,100±$41kLowest 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,408±$392Lowest 14% above VT |
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| Brookline and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$3,975Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 21% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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.