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Cavendish vs Sutton vs Baltimore

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Sutton has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).

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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.

MeasureCavendishSuttonBaltimore
People
Population
1,242
2,239Highest
361Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
45.2±5.9Lowest
16% above U.S.
48.1±4.1
24% above U.S.
51.2±10.3Highest
32% above U.S.
Baltimore and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.3%±4.8
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
8.9%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Sutton and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.6%±2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9
U.S.: 17.2%
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Cavendish and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
25.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sutton and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,063±$29kLowest
10% above U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$107,500±$16k
33% above U.S.
Sutton and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$285,100±$40k
14% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
$219,400±$27kLowest
34% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,000±$546Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
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Sutton and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,948Lowest
27% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$4,329
39% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
28.9%±27Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2
U.S.: 51.1%
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cavendish and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
1.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
21 min
21% below U.S.
Work from home
18.5%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
9.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Cavendish and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Green Mountain Unified School District #77 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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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.