Compare towns
Ascutney vs Bennington vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ascutney has the oldest population (median age 64.4).
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
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.
| Measure | Ascutney | Bennington | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
15,249Highest |
435 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 64.4±7.3Highest 49% above VT |
44.7±2.3Lowest 4% above VT |
55.7±5.4 29% above VT |
| Ascutney and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±10.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Bennington and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.9%±15Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Ascutney and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.7Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,269±$46kLowest 34% below VT |
$59,446±$7k 27% below VT |
$69,167±$19kHighest 15% below VT |
| Sandgate and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,800±$91kHighest 31% below VT |
$213,300±$15k 33% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Ascutney and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,133±$63 8% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,429 32% below VT |
$4,513Highest 10% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1961 15 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
17 min 27% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±24.4 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Ascutney 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 | — | #58 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.