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Sutton vs Windham vs Fair Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k 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 | Sutton | Windham | Fair Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,239 |
594Lowest |
2,724Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +0.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.1±4.1Highest 24% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4 14% above U.S. |
39.2±7.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Sutton and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
$62,404±$16kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20k 6% above U.S. |
$176,500±$14kLowest 47% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
— | $830±$116Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$5,951 91% above U.S. |
$3,865Lowest 24% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94 U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±20.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fair Haven and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | — | — | #66 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Kearsarge Regional School District | — | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 |
| High school in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | — | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.