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Sutton vs Cabot vs Northfield
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 oldest population (median age 46.6).
Cabot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Northfield has the most renters (26.5% 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 | Cabot | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790Lowest |
1,579 |
5,920Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±5.7Highest 8% above VT |
40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
| Sutton and Cabot 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% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±2.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
20%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sutton and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
$77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
$71,768±$13k 12% below VT |
| Cabot and Northfield 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 |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$274,400±$21kHighest 13% below VT |
| Northfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,018±$207Lowest 18% below VT |
| Cabot and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,975Lowest 21% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±31.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% VT: 10.1% |
9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
73.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #42 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Northfield Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.