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Sutton vs Windsor vs Newark

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).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).

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.

MeasureSuttonWindsorNewark
People
Population
790
3,554Highest
727Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-11.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%
VT: +2.8%
+0.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
46.6±5.7Highest
8% above VT
44.8±6.5
4% above VT
41.4±6Lowest
4% below VT
Sutton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2
VT: 17.9%
22%±3Highest
VT: 17.9%
Newark and Windsor 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%
29.7%±6.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
19.9%±5.1Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Windsor 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%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
39.7%
VT: 43.8%
41%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±1.8Highest
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8
VT: 7%
0.6%±0.6Lowest
VT: 7%
Sutton and Windsor 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
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below VT
$72,929±$7kHighest
10% below VT
Newark 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±$41kHighest
27% below VT
$207,500±$31kLowest
34% below VT
$229,900±$23k
27% 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 —
$1,026±$89Lowest
17% below VT
$1,708±$97Highest
38% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,975
21% below VT
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
$3,771Lowest
25% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
37.8%±31.1Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17
VT: 48.4%
7.1%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Sutton and Windsor 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%
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
22.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85%
VT: 73.2%
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
90.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
1945Lowest
31 yrs older than VT
1980Highest
4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
26% above VT
23 minLowest
3% below VT
34 minHighest
44% above VT
Work from home
11.6%±5.3
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
13.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
Newark and Sutton 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 — #61 of 70 in VT —
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
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.