Compare towns
Cabot vs Enosburgh vs Sandgate vs Sunderland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Sunderland has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Cabot | Enosburgh | Sandgate | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,579 |
2,804Highest |
435Lowest |
1,269 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | — | +10.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
40.8±2.8 5% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.6%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
41.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.1%±3.9 VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
$88,523±$16kHighest 9% above VT |
| Sunderland and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$300,000±$43kHighest 5% below VT |
| Sunderland and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
— | $1,413±$242Highest 15% above VT |
| Sunderland and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$4,136 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.5%±61.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sunderland and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
23 minLowest 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Cabot 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 | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.