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Clarendon vs Sandgate vs Chester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Chester has the most expensive homes ($233k 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 | Clarendon | Sandgate | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460 |
435Lowest |
2,992Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -4.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
49.7±4.7Lowest 15% above VT |
| Sandgate and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.8%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Chester and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
5.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Chester and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$69,167±$19kHighest 15% below VT |
$62,125±$8k 23% below VT |
| Sandgate and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,900±$32k 30% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$232,900±$44kHighest 26% below VT |
| Chester and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305Highest 11% below VT |
— | $960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
| Clarendon and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740 26% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$4,262Highest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
11.5%±12.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
14%±6.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Chester 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 | — | — | #49 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | — | Green Mountain Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Highest |
— | 8.7Lowest |
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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.