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Chittenden vs Newark vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the most expensive homes ($347k median).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Sutton has the most renters (15% rent).
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 | Chittenden | Newark | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
727Lowest |
790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
| Chittenden and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Chittenden and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
| Chittenden and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35kHighest 10% above VT |
$229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
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| Newark and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346Highest 6% above VT |
$3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7 VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sutton and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.8% VT: 73.2% |
85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 21% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Chittenden and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | None 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.