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Hancock vs Sutton vs Tunbridge

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Sutton has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).

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.

MeasureHancockSuttonTunbridge
People
Population
435Lowest
790
1,253Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-11.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+4.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
33.8±11.6Lowest
22% below VT
46.6±5.7Highest
8% above VT
42.7±8.3
about the VT average
Sutton and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.2%±5.8Lowest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±3.4
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
Tunbridge and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.8%±3.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
21.6%±2.7Highest
VT: 21.4%
20.9%±1.6
VT: 21.4%
Sutton and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.3%
VT: 43.8%
32.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
42.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±3.6Highest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.8Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2
VT: 7%
Hancock and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$76,250±$34k
6% below VT
$71,250±$18kLowest
12% below VT
$89,464±$26kHighest
10% above VT
Tunbridge and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$187,900±$11kLowest
41% below VT
$231,100±$41k
27% below VT
$315,300±$23kHighest
about the VT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$939±$19Lowest
24% below VT
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$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,511Lowest
30% below VT
$3,975
21% below VT
$4,645Highest
8% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
3.5%±16.9Lowest
VT: 48.4%
37.8%±31.1
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
12.4%
VT: 10.1%
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
59.5%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
85%Highest
VT: 73.2%
84.2%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1972Lowest
4 yrs older than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
17% above VT
30 min
26% above VT
31 minHighest
31% above VT
Work from home
11.7%±5
VT: 16.9%
11.6%±5.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 First Branch Unified School District #82
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
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.