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Old Town vs Sutton vs Bradley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Old Town has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Bradley has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
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 | Old Town | Sutton | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,470Highest |
2,239 |
845Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 37±1.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
48.1±4.1 24% above U.S. |
50.9±15.7Highest 31% above U.S. |
| Bradley and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
17.9%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Old Town and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bradley and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.2%±6.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Old Town and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,585±$10kLowest 36% below U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$62,813±$23k 22% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,100±$26k 37% below U.S. |
$362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$168,900±$21kLowest 49% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $989±$100Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$1,034±$485 27% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,153 about the U.S. average |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$1,735Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±15Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±25.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Old Town and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
22 min 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.4%±11.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.5%±9.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Old Town and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #56 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 34 | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | Old Town High School | Kearsarge Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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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.