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Corinth vs Middlebury vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Sutton has the most kids (17.3% under 18).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Corinth | Middlebury | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539 |
9,175Highest |
790Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4% VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
| Corinth and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
| Corinth and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
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| Corinth and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 49% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.