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Jacksonville vs Sutton vs Norton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Jacksonville has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Sutton has the most kids (17.3% under 18).
Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).

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.

MeasureJacksonvilleSuttonNorton
People
Population
106Lowest
790Highest
108
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-11.3%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
50.6±12.1
17% above VT
46.6±5.7Lowest
8% above VT
53.8±6.7Highest
25% above VT
Norton and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
6.6%±26.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±3.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
13%±21.1
VT: 17.9%
Sutton and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.5%±23.3
VT: 21.4%
21.6%±2.7Lowest
VT: 21.4%
31.5%±15.8Highest
VT: 21.4%
Norton and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
19.2%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
32.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
28.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±13.3Lowest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.8
VT: 7%
4.6%±10.7Highest
VT: 7%
Norton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$83,281±$30kHighest
about the VT average
$71,250±$18k
12% below VT
$65,625±$23kLowest
19% below VT
Jacksonville and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$223,400±$61k
29% below VT
$231,100±$41kHighest
27% below VT
$200,000±$32kLowest
37% below VT
Sutton and Jacksonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,795
25% below VT
$3,975Highest
21% below VT
$2,769Lowest
45% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
37.8%±31.1
VT: 48.4%
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Below poverty line
3.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
12.4%
VT: 10.1%
13%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1950Lowest
26 yrs older than VT
1979Highest
3 yrs newer than VT
1974
2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
about the VT average
30 min
26% above VT
39 minHighest
68% above VT
Work from home
8.2%±10.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
11.6%±5.3
VT: 16.9%
25.5%±18Highest
VT: 16.9%
Norton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.