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Braintree vs Sandgate vs Hubbardton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree has the most renters (19% rent).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Hubbardton has the most kids (19.4% 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 | Braintree | Sandgate | Hubbardton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Highest |
435Lowest |
831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
55.7±5.4 29% above VT |
48±13.6Lowest 11% above VT |
| Braintree and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hubbardton and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
32.1%±10.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Hubbardton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
43.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Sandgate and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$102,321±$18kHighest 26% above VT |
| Hubbardton and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$293,800±$42kHighest 7% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
— | $1,708±$259Highest 38% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908 22% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$5,284Highest 5% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.6%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Hubbardton and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
94.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
33 minHighest 42% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
24%±17.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Hubbardton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| 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.