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Braintree vs Sandgate vs Randolph
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 highest household income ($80k).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Randolph has the most renters (46.4% rent).
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 | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026 |
435Lowest |
2,007Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
55.7±5.4 29% above VT |
50.5±7.7Lowest 17% 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%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sandgate and Braintree 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%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±4.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Sandgate 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% |
42.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
7.3%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$75,069±$11k 8% below VT |
| Braintree and Randolph 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 |
$235,400±$25kHighest 26% below VT |
| Randolph and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
— | $1,095±$198Highest 11% below VT |
| Randolph and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908 22% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$4,507Highest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.3%±20.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
53.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.7%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Braintree 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 | — | — | #55 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.