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Sutton vs Braintree vs Highgate
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 kids (17.3% under 18).
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
Highgate has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.8%).
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 | Braintree | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790Lowest |
1,026 |
3,528Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Highgate and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Braintree 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 |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
| Highgate and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$895±$691Highest 27% below VT |
| Highgate and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,975Highest 21% below VT |
$3,908 22% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Braintree and Sutton 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% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Highgate 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 | — | — | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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| 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.