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Pownal vs Sutton vs Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pownal has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Berlin has the most renters (12.1% rent).
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 | Pownal | Sutton | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,265Highest |
2,239Lowest |
2,880 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49±9.1 26% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Lowest 24% above U.S. |
50.6±2.4Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Berlin and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Sutton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±6.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.8%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pownal and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,163±$21kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$86,691±$21k 7% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,600±$32kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$273,600±$31k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $944±$139Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$1,169±$171 17% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,560Lowest 14% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,418 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±18.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41%±19.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Pownal and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 20% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.4%±6.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pownal 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 | #67 of 70 in VT | — | #16 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Kearsarge Regional School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.