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Enosburgh vs Sandgate vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Calais has the most expensive homes ($390k 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 | Enosburgh | Sandgate | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,804Highest |
435Lowest |
1,713 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
| Sandgate and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above 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 | $223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
— | $1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,624 28% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Calais 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 | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.