Compare towns
Calais vs Sandgate vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most expensive homes ($390k median).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Wheelock has the most homeowners (97.9%).
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 | Calais | Sandgate | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713Highest |
435Lowest |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
| Sandgate and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Calais and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$193,800±$31k 39% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392 14% above VT |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$2,937 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | — |
| 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.