What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bridgewater has the most kids (21% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bridgewater	Sandgate
People
Population	543Highest	435Lowest
Median age	33.1±6.8Lowest 15% below U.S.	55.7±5.4Highest 43% above U.S.
Kids under 18	21%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22%	13.1%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Bridgewater and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	12%±7.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	26%±11.3Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Sandgate and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	10.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	37.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.9%±3.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%	2.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Bridgewater and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$35,694±$8kLowest 56% below U.S.	$69,167±$19kHighest 14% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$80,000±$43kLowest 76% below U.S.	$193,800±$31kHighest 42% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$735±$16 48% below U.S.	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,167Lowest 31% below U.S.	$2,778Highest 11% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	3.1%±38.6Highest U.S.: 51.1%	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Bridgewater and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	28.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	9.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	69.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1948Lowest 32 yrs older than U.S.	1959Highest 21 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 7% below U.S.	27 minHighest 3% above U.S.
Work from home	2.8%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Sandgate and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.