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Waitsfield vs Sutton vs Waitsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waitsfield has the most kids (23.8% under 18).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Waitsfield has the most people working from home (31%).
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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 | Waitsfield | Sutton | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,918 |
2,239Highest |
193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.3±5.3Lowest 14% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1 24% above U.S. |
74.8±13.4Highest 92% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
0%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Waitsfield and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
71.5%±17.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
71.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±9.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Waitsfield and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$34k 5% above U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$26,384±$5kLowest 67% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $422,400±$92k 27% above U.S. |
$362,600±$16kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$453,100±$98kHighest 36% above U.S. |
| Waitsfield and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$821Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
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| Sutton and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,208 99% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,688Lowest 50% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±30.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.1%±49.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Waitsfield and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
33.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
14 minLowest 47% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19%±6.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31%±23.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Waitsfield and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Kearsarge Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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U.S. 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.