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Bradford vs Sandgate vs Fairfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Fairfield has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
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 | Bradford | Sandgate | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,827Highest |
435Lowest |
1,938 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.1 about the VT average |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.2% VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Fairfield and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
| Bradford and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,600±$30k 18% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$808Highest about the VT average |
— | $1,056±$441Lowest 14% below VT |
| Bradford and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,472 11% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$4,816Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±23.4 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairfield and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 4% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Fairfield 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 | #45 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | Oxbow Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.