What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ascutney has the shortest commute (16 min average).

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	Ascutney	Sandgate
People
Population	381Lowest	435Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-2% VT: +2.8%	—
Median age	64.4±7.3Highest 49% above VT	55.7±5.4Lowest 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%	13.1%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9%
	Sandgate and Ascutney 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%	26%±11.3Lowest 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%	37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±3.7Lowest VT: 7%	2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7%
	Sandgate and Ascutney 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	$69,167±$19kHighest 15% below VT
	Sandgate and Ascutney 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	$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT
	Ascutney and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,429Highest 32% below VT	$2,778Lowest 45% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	0.8%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	1975Highest 1 yr older than VT	1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	16 minLowest 33% below VT	27 minHighest 16% above VT
Work from home	17.5%±24.4Lowest 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.
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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.