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Calais vs Sutton vs Woodbury
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%).
Woodbury has the most affordable homes ($311k 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 | Calais | Sutton | Woodbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713 |
2,239Highest |
659Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1 24% above U.S. |
54.5±8.8Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Woodbury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.5%±9.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Calais and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.8%±14.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Woodbury and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.9% 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% |
0%±2.1Lowest 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. |
$84,545±$16kLowest 5% 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±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16k 9% above U.S. |
$311,200±$57kLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Calais and Sutton 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 | $6,586 111% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,609Lowest 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
73.3%±95.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woodbury and Calais 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 18% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Sutton 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 | Kearsarge Regional School District | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 |
| 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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| Old photos in History | 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.