What stands out worked out from the figures below

Albany has the most kids (20.7% under 18).

Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Albany	Sandgate
People
Population	135Lowest	435Highest
Median age	42.9±14Lowest about the VT average	55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT
	Sandgate and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.7%±11.4Highest VT: 17.9%	13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Albany and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	11.1%±19.1Lowest VT: 21.4%	26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4%
	Sandgate and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.1%Highest VT: 43.8%	37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.7%±7.7Lowest VT: 7%	2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7%
	Sandgate and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$69,167±$19k 15% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$211,800±$56kHighest 33% below VT	$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT
	Albany and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,867Highest 43% below VT	$2,778Lowest 45% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1%	9.7%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	94.3%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT	1959Highest 17 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	20 minLowest 14% below VT	27 minHighest 16% above VT
Work from home	9%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9%	34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9%
	Sandgate and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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VT 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.