What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).

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	Baltimore	Sandgate
People
Population	361Lowest	435Highest
Median age	51.2±10.3Lowest 19% above VT	55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT
	Sandgate and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9%	13.1%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9%
	Sandgate and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4%	26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4%
	Sandgate and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%	37.8%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7%	2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7%
	Sandgate and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT	$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$219,400±$27kHighest 31% below VT	$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT
	Baltimore and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,329Highest 14% below VT	$2,778Lowest 45% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	26.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Baltimore and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%	9.7%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.8%Lowest VT: 73.2%	94.3%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT	1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 11% below VT	27 minHighest 16% above VT
Work from home	9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9%	34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9%
	Sandgate and Baltimore 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.