Compare towns
Sutton vs Newfane vs Middlebury
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).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Newfane | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790Lowest |
1,456 |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7% VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
| Newfane and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$18k 12% below VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
| Middlebury 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±$41kLowest 27% below VT |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
| Newfane and Middlebury 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 |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.8%±31.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Newfane and Middlebury 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% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 26% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Middlebury 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 | — | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.6 |
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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.