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Derby Line vs Warren vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derby Line has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Sutton has the youngest population (median age 46.6).
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 | Derby Line | Warren | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 783Lowest |
1,585Highest |
790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.7±13.3 8% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
46.6±5.7Lowest 8% above VT |
| Warren and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Derby Line and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Warren and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,518±$25k 12% below VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
| Warren and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$52kLowest 37% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $835±$334Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,275Lowest 35% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.4%±24.3 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sutton and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 3% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.5%±9.8 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.