Sutton vs West Burke

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

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

Both have a population of 165. Sutton has the higher median household income ($80,481 vs $24,444 in West Burke). West Burke has the higher median home value ($220,000 vs $213,600 in Sutton).

Population, income & housing

	Sutton	West Burke
Population	165	165
Median age	43.7 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$80,481	$24,444
Median home value	$213,600	$220,000
Median gross rent	—	$933
Housing units	81	143
Homeownership rate	78.9%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	16.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sutton	West Burke
Population	199 → 165 (-17.1%)	311 → 165 (-46.9%)
Median household income	$83,472 → $80,481 (-3.6%)	$39,167 → $24,444 (-37.6%)
Median home value	$254,300 → $213,600 (-16.0%)	$134,200 → $220,000 (+63.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$330 → $933 (+182.7%)

Sutton

Population

199165

Median household income

$83,472$80,481

Median home value

$254,300$213,600

West Burke

Population

311165

Median household income

$39,167$24,444

Median home value

$134,200$220,000

Median gross rent

$330$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sutton	West Burke
Under 5	4.8%	10.3%
5 to 17	17.0%	1.8%
18 to 24	13.9%	12.7%
25 to 34	6.1%	13.3%
35 to 44	20.6%	7.3%
45 to 54	6.7%	15.2%
55 to 64	9.7%	12.1%
65 to 74	20.0%	20.6%
75 and over	1.2%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sutton	West Burke
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.5%
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	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sutton	West Burke
No high school diploma	0.0%	16.1%
High school graduate	60.4%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sutton	West Burke
Drove alone	77.1%	79.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	19.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sutton	West Burke
1-unit, detached	87.7%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	20.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Sutton	West Burke
Poverty rate	2.4%	23.0%
Average household size	2.32	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1956	1938