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Panton vs Sutton vs Newark

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Sutton has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).

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.

MeasurePantonSuttonNewark
People
Population
690Lowest
790Highest
727
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.6%
VT: +2.8%
-11.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+0.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.7±3.8
about the VT average
46.6±5.7Highest
8% above VT
41.4±6Lowest
4% below VT
Sutton and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
24.9%±5.3Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±3.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
22%±3
VT: 17.9%
Panton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.7%±2.9Lowest
VT: 21.4%
21.6%±2.7Highest
VT: 21.4%
19.9%±5.1
VT: 21.4%
Sutton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.1%
VT: 43.8%
32.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
41%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±1.3Highest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.8Highest
VT: 7%
0.6%±0.6Lowest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$86,667±$10kHighest
7% above VT
$71,250±$18kLowest
12% below VT
$72,929±$7k
10% below VT
Panton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$438,000±$40kHighest
38% above VT
$231,100±$41k
27% below VT
$229,900±$23kLowest
27% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,410±$130Lowest
14% above VT
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$1,708±$97Highest
38% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,695Highest
33% above VT
$3,975
21% below VT
$3,771Lowest
25% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61%±39Highest
VT: 48.4%
37.8%±31.1
VT: 48.4%
7.1%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Panton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
12.4%
VT: 10.1%
22.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
85%
VT: 73.2%
90.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Lowest
2 yrs older than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
1980Highest
4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
11% above VT
30 min
26% above VT
34 minHighest
44% above VT
Work from home
26.7%±8.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
11.6%±5.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
13.8%±8.2
VT: 16.9%
Panton 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
On TownTapestry
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.