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Newark vs Sutton vs Weston
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).
Weston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
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 | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727 |
790Highest |
685Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest 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% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Sutton and Weston 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 |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
— | $1,375±$729Lowest 11% above VT |
| Newark and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Sutton and Weston 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% VT: 73.2% |
85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| 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.