Groton vs Sutton

A side-by-side comparison of Groton and Sutton: population, income, housing, and more.

Groton and Sutton are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Groton has the higher population (514 vs 165 in Sutton). Sutton has the higher median household income ($80,481 vs $75,583 in Groton). Sutton has the higher median home value ($213,600 vs $180,900 in Groton).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	Sutton
Population	514	165
Median age	30.7 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$75,583	$80,481
Median home value	$180,900	$213,600
Median gross rent	$295	—
Housing units	242	81
Homeownership rate	77.7%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	Sutton
Population	402 → 514 (+27.9%)	199 → 165 (-17.1%)
Median household income	$26,667 → $75,583 (+183.4%)	$83,472 → $80,481 (-3.6%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $180,900 (+69.2%)	$254,300 → $213,600 (-16.0%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $295 (-41.9%)	—

Groton

Population

402514

Median household income

$26,667$75,583

Median home value

$106,900$180,900

Median gross rent

$508$295

Sutton

Population

199165

Median household income

$83,472$80,481

Median home value

$254,300$213,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groton	Sutton
Under 5	5.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	12.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	18.5%	13.9%
25 to 34	21.6%	6.1%
35 to 44	8.6%	20.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	6.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	9.7%
65 to 74	4.9%	20.0%
75 and over	5.6%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	Sutton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	Sutton
No high school diploma	8.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	19.1%	60.4%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	Sutton
Drove alone	81.2%	77.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	Sutton
1-unit, detached	66.1%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Groton	Sutton
Poverty rate	16.0%	2.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1938	1956