Compare towns
Corinth vs Proctor vs Sutton vs Bradford
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%).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Sutton has the most renters (15% rent).
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Proctor | Sutton | Bradford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,539 |
1,586 |
790Lowest |
2,827Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
47.3±8.9 10% above VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
42.7±3.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Corinth and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bradford and Sutton 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% |
23.5%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3% VT: 43.8% |
28%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
36.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
3.9%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$75,060±$12k 8% below VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
$108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
| Bradford and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,800±$34k 32% below VT |
$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$258,600±$30kHighest 18% below VT |
| Bradford and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$1,059±$200Lowest 14% below VT |
— | $1,221±$808 about the VT average |
| Corinth and Bradford 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 |
$3,944 22% below VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
$4,472Highest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.4%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±23.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Proctor 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% VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.3% VT: 73.2% |
85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 49% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
25 min 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5 VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Sutton 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 | — | — | — | #45 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | Oxbow Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.