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Castleton vs Sandgate vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Castleton has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Duxbury has the most expensive homes ($365k median).
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 | Castleton | Sandgate | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,453Highest |
435Lowest |
1,548 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.3±4.3 11% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Castleton and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,854±$23k 9% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$105,208±$25kHighest 30% above VT |
| Duxbury and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,800±$71k 29% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$364,600±$27kHighest 15% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,137±$195Lowest 8% below VT |
— | $1,318±$407Highest 7% above VT |
| Duxbury and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,167 37% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$6,564Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.7%±21.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 17% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
23 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Duxbury 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 | #39 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Harwood Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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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.