What stands out worked out from the figures below

Barnet has the most kids (31.1% under 18).

Sandgate has the highest household income ($69k).

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	Barnet	Sandgate
People
Population	61Lowest	435Highest
Median age	62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT	55.7±5.4Lowest 29% above VT
	Barnet and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9%	13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Barnet and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4%	26%±11.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Barnet and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	59.5%Highest VT: 43.8%	37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7%	2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7%
	Sandgate and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT	$69,167±$19kHighest 15% below VT
	Sandgate and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$204,200±$38kHighest 36% below VT	$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT
	Barnet and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,950Highest 41% below VT	$2,778Lowest 45% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	47.5%Highest VT: 10.1%	9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	94.3%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT	1959Highest 17 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	27 min 16% above VT
Work from home	55%±29Highest VT: 16.9%	34.6%±32.4Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Barnet and Sandgate 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.