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Newark vs Sutton vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the most kids (22% under 18).
Sutton has the most renters (15% rent).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
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 | Newark | Sutton | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727 |
790Highest |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7kHighest 10% below VT |
$71,250±$18k 12% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Newark and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$231,100±$41kHighest 27% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Sutton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97 38% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771 25% below VT |
$3,975Highest 21% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100 VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Sutton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% VT: 73.2% |
85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Newark 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 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| 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.