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Barnet vs Sandgate vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnet has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Wallingford has the highest household income ($80k).
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 | Barnet | Sandgate | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855 |
435Lowest |
2,286Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
| Sandgate and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Lowest 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+ | 35.6% VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Sandgate and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
$80,230±$15kHighest about the VT average |
| Wallingford and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,900±$24k 22% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$261,900±$44kHighest 17% below VT |
| Wallingford and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72Highest 21% below VT |
— | $891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Barnet and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489Highest 11% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.