Compare towns
Berlin vs Mount Tabor vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most kids (16.6% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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 | Berlin | Mount Tabor | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880Highest |
304Lowest |
435 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 50.6±2.4Lowest 17% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
55.7±5.4 29% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Berlin and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
— | $69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Berlin and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31k 14% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171Lowest 5% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418 12% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Berlin and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #16 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | — |
| High school 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.