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Ascutney vs Salisbury vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ascutney has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Salisbury has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
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 | Salisbury | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
1,609Highest |
435 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 64.4±7.3Highest 66% above U.S. |
51.5±4.5Lowest 32% above U.S. |
55.7±5.4 43% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±7.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Salisbury and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.9%±15Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
37.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sandgate and Salisbury 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 U.S. |
$111,591±$17kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$69,167±$19k 14% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,800±$91k 34% below U.S. |
$363,400±$47kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$193,800±$31kLowest 42% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,917±$632 36% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,429 10% above U.S. |
$5,859Highest 88% above U.S. |
$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±24.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±10.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandgate and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.