Compare towns
Burke vs Sandgate vs Walden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Burke has the most kids (23% under 18).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Walden has the highest household income ($88k).
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 | Burke | Sandgate | Walden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,317Highest |
435Lowest |
1,037 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
| Sandgate and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Walden and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
| Walden and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$238,900±$23k 25% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$191Highest 24% below VT |
— | $900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
| Burke and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,177Highest about the VT average |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$3,944 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | None 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.