Putney vs Saxtons River

A side-by-side comparison of Putney and Saxtons River: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Saxtons River has the higher population (519 vs 394 in Putney). Saxtons River has the higher median household income ($91,250 vs $63,750 in Putney). Putney has the higher median home value ($262,900 vs $187,100 in Saxtons River).

Population, income & housing

	Putney	Saxtons River
Population	394	519
Median age	51.5 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$91,250
Median home value	$262,900	$187,100
Median gross rent	$808	$1,144
Housing units	220	270
Homeownership rate	44.8%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.4%	64.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Putney	Saxtons River
Population	455 → 394 (-13.4%)	442 → 519 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$30,417 → $63,750 (+109.6%)	$35,795 → $91,250 (+154.9%)
Median home value	$223,000 → $262,900 (+17.9%)	$219,400 → $187,100 (-14.7%)
Median gross rent	$883 → $808 (-8.5%)	$789 → $1,144 (+45.0%)

Putney

Population

455394

Median household income

$30,417$63,750

Median home value

$223,000$262,900

Median gross rent

$883$808

Saxtons River

Population

442519

Median household income

$35,795$91,250

Median home value

$219,400$187,100

Median gross rent

$789$1,144

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Putney	Saxtons River
Under 5	4.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.8%	7.3%
18 to 24	1.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.1%	5.8%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	21.8%
55 to 64	14.7%	7.9%
65 to 74	19.8%	26.2%
75 and over	14.0%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Putney	Saxtons River
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Putney	Saxtons River
No high school diploma	10.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.2%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	14.3%	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	25.3%	50.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Putney	Saxtons River
Drove alone	91.4%	25.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	66.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Putney	Saxtons River
1-unit, detached	35.5%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	15.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	23.0%
5 to 19 units	24.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	18.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Putney	Saxtons River
Poverty rate	18.4%	8.7%
Average household size	1.92	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	11	21
Median year structure built	1938	1938