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Monroe vs Sutton vs Barnet vs Barnet

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Barnet has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).

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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.

MeasureMonroeSuttonBarnetBarnet
People
Population
786
2,239Highest
1,855
61Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+9.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
-2.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
51±10.4
31% above U.S.
48.1±4.1
24% above U.S.
47.7±5.3Lowest
23% above U.S.
62.2±45.8Highest
60% above U.S.
Barnet and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.9%±7.6
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.6%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
31.1%±29.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
Barnet and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
30.3%±8.9
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
36.1%±44.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Barnet and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
59.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
0%±23.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sutton and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$88,150±$7k
9% above U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$67,386±$15k
17% below U.S.
$57,917±$16kLowest
28% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$312,700±$58k
6% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
$247,900±$24k
25% below U.S.
$204,200±$38kLowest
39% below U.S.
Sutton and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,104±$218
22% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$974±$72Lowest
31% below U.S.
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Sutton and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,661Lowest
15% below U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$4,489
44% above U.S.
$2,950
5% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48%±39
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
59.3%±29.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
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Barnet and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
47.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
4% above U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
28 min
5% above U.S.
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Work from home
3.2%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
55%±29Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district Monroe School District Kearsarge Regional School District Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 —
High school in town None 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.