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Fair Haven vs Sutton vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fair Haven has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
Sutton has the most people working from home (11.6%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Fair Haven | Sutton | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,724Highest |
790Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.2±7.6Lowest 9% below VT |
46.6±5.7Highest 8% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
| Sutton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fair Haven and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,404±$16k 23% below VT |
$71,250±$18kHighest 12% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Sutton and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,500±$14k 44% below VT |
$231,100±$41kHighest 27% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Sutton and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $830±$116Lowest 33% below VT |
— | $1,002±$107Highest 19% below VT |
| Windsor and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,865Lowest 23% below VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fair Haven and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% VT: 73.2% |
85%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Sutton and Windsor 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 | #66 of 70 in VT | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.