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Newark vs Sutton vs West Haven
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).
West Haven has the highest household income ($85k).
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 | West Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727 |
790Highest |
234Lowest |
| 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 |
54±10.5Highest 25% above VT |
| West Haven 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%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±13.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and West Haven 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% |
29.9%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
0.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Sutton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
$85,250±$29kHighest 5% above VT |
| West Haven and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$245,000±$34kHighest 23% below VT |
| West Haven and Sutton 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 | $3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
$4,485Highest 11% 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% |
10.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newark 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 | 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.