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Sutton vs Bakersfield vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sutton has the most renters (15% rent).
Bakersfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.7%).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Sutton | Bakersfield | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790 |
1,109Highest |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
46.4±8Lowest 8% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$18k 12% below VT |
$83,462±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$271,300±$19kHighest 14% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,200±$327 about the VT average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,975Highest 21% below VT |
$3,823 24% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±31.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Sutton and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Bakersfield 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 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.