Compare towns
Dover vs Newark vs Sutton vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Newark has the most kids (22% under 18).
Sutton has the oldest housing (typical home built 1979).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Dover | Newark | Sutton | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,466Highest |
727 |
790 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5% VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Dover and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Dover and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$71,250±$18k 12% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,510 10% below VT |
$3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Dover 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% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | 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 | — |
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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.