Compare towns
Sutton vs Jacksonville vs Newark 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).
Jacksonville has the highest household income ($83k).
Newark has the most kids (22% under 18).
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 | Jacksonville | Newark | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 790Highest |
106Lowest |
727 |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
50.6±12.1 17% above VT |
41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Jacksonville 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% |
6.6%±26.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Wheelock 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% |
25.5%±23.3 VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Jacksonville 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% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
0%±13.3Lowest VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock 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±$18k 12% below VT |
$83,281±$30kHighest about the VT average |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Jacksonville and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $231,100±$41kHighest 27% below VT |
$223,400±$61k 29% below VT |
$229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Sutton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,708±$97 38% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,975Highest 21% below VT |
$3,795 25% below VT |
$3,771 25% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±31.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 7.1%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Sutton and Newark 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.8% VT: 73.2% |
97.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±10.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Newark 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 | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.