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Sutton vs Brookline 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 affordable homes ($231k median).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% 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 | Sutton | Brookline | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790 |
531Lowest |
3,528Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±5.7Highest 8% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Sutton and Brookline 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% |
20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline 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% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Highgate 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 |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $231,100±$41kLowest 27% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
| Brookline and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
| Brookline and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,975 21% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline 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% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
28 minLowest 21% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline 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 | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school 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.