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Calais vs Sutton vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
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 | Calais | Sutton | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713Lowest |
2,239 |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42±8.6 8% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
38.1±11.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Sutton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Underhill and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27k 25% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$92,267±$54kLowest 14% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36k 17% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$446,000±$24kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Underhill and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
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| Sutton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Lowest 111% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$6,697 115% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±18.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Calais and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±11.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Underhill 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 | — | — | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Kearsarge Regional School District | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.