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Kirby vs Sutton vs Newark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k median).
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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 | Kirby | Sutton | Newark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 756 |
2,239Highest |
727Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
41.4±6 6% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Kirby and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.9%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sutton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,792±$21kLowest 32% below U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$72,929±$7k 10% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,900±$63k 9% below U.S. |
$362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$229,900±$23kLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$326Lowest 12% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614 17% above U.S. |
$1,708±$97Highest 21% above U.S. |
| Newark and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,597 47% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$3,771Lowest 21% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
7.1%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Sutton and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 27% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±8.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kirby and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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U.S. 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.