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Burke vs Windsor vs Sutton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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.

MeasureBurkeWindsorSutton
People
Population
1,317
2,060Highest
790Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5.8%
VT: +2.8%
+3.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-11.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
41.1±4.8Lowest
5% below VT
44.6±12.3
3% above VT
46.6±5.7Highest
8% above VT
Sutton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23%±4Highest
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±8.8
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±3.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Burke and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.7%±2.2
VT: 21.4%
29.2%±8Highest
VT: 21.4%
21.6%±2.7Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Windsor and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.4%Highest
VT: 43.8%
40%
VT: 43.8%
32.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2.3Highest
VT: 7%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
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
$87,143±$17kHighest
7% above VT
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below 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
$340,600±$18kHighest
8% above VT
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
$231,100±$41k
27% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$938±$191Lowest
24% below VT
$1,002±$107Highest
19% below VT
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Windsor and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,177Highest
about the VT average
$4,878
3% below VT
$3,975Lowest
21% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
74.6%±31Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.4%±20Lowest
VT: 48.4%
37.8%±31.1
VT: 48.4%
Burke and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10%
VT: 10.1%
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.6%Highest
VT: 73.2%
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
85%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
8% above VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
30 minHighest
26% above VT
Work from home
23.4%±6.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
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
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #61 of 70 in VT —
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 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.