Compare towns
Barnard vs Calais vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Calais has the highest household income ($101k).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k median).
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 | Barnard | Calais | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,211 |
1,713Highest |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±6 about the VT average |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.3% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,581±$19k 20% above VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Barnard and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$80Lowest 11% above VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
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| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,038 20% above VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 21% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±10.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.