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Ascutney vs Woodford 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 shortest commute (16 min average).
Woodford has the most expensive homes ($275k 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 | Woodford | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381 |
282Lowest |
435Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 64.4±7.3Highest 49% above VT |
61.8±4.9 43% above VT |
55.7±5.4Lowest 29% above VT |
| Ascutney and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±10.3 VT: 17.9% |
9.6%±11.2Lowest 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% |
35.1%±7.9 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ascutney and Woodford 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% |
32%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±5.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Woodford 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 |
$81,250±$20kHighest about the VT average |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
| Woodford and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,800±$91k 31% below VT |
$275,000±$67kHighest 13% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Woodford and Ascutney 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 |
$3,075 39% 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% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
95.9% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±24.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.6%±11.6 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.