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Vershire vs Barton vs Sutton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Vershire has the highest household income ($72k).
Barton has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Sutton has the most expensive homes ($231k median).

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.

MeasureVershireBartonSutton
People
Population
842Highest
730Lowest
790
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.9%
VT: +2.8%
-6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-11.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
45.7±9.3
6% above VT
40±5.5Lowest
7% below VT
46.6±5.7Highest
8% above VT
Sutton and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.1%±4.5
VT: 17.9%
24.1%±5.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±3.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Barton and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.2%±5Highest
VT: 21.4%
21.2%±4.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
21.6%±2.7
VT: 21.4%
Vershire and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31.8%
VT: 43.8%
21.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
32.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
1.9%±1.6Lowest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.8
VT: 7%
Vershire and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$71,618±$12kHighest
12% below VT
$40,833±$8kLowest
50% below VT
$71,250±$18k
12% below VT
Vershire and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$209,100±$55k
34% below VT
$146,900±$30kLowest
54% below VT
$231,100±$41kHighest
27% below VT
Sutton and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,117±$80Highest
9% below VT
$761±$150Lowest
38% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,640Highest
8% below VT
$3,185Lowest
37% below VT
$3,975
21% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
77.8%±24.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
58.8%±18.2
VT: 48.4%
37.8%±31.1Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Vershire and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
19.5%
VT: 10.1%
25.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
12.4%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.5%
VT: 73.2%
52.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
85%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
9 yrs newer than VT
1945Lowest
31 yrs older than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
38% above VT
31 min
32% above VT
30 minLowest
26% above VT
Work from home
12.3%±4.1
VT: 16.9%
16.5%±10.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
11.6%±5.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Barton and Vershire 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 — #38 of 70 in VT —
School district — — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
High school in town — — None in town
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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.