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Windsor vs Sutton vs Rumney

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Sutton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Rumney has the youngest population (median age 44.5).

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.

MeasureWindsorSuttonRumney
People
Population
2,060
2,239Highest
1,458Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
44.5±2.3Lowest
14% above U.S.
Sutton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.1%±3.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
41.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±2.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
$79,444±$21k
about the U.S. average
Sutton and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
$309,800±$37k
7% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
$1,064±$100
25% below U.S.
Sutton and Rumney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878
56% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
$4,716Lowest
51% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.1%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Rumney and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
77.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
33 minHighest
24% above U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±7
U.S.: 15.1%
Sutton and Rumney 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 — Kearsarge Regional School District Rumney School District
High school in town — Kearsarge Regional High School None in town
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.