What stands out worked out from the figures below

Esperance has the youngest population (median age 48.6).

Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Esperance	Sandgate
People
Population	248Lowest	435Highest
Median age	48.6±11.9Lowest 25% above U.S.	55.7±5.4Highest 43% above U.S.
	Sandgate and Esperance are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	9.7%±11Lowest U.S.: 22%	13.1%±7.5Highest U.S.: 22%
	Sandgate and Esperance are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	26%±11.3Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Sandgate and Esperance are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	20.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	37.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.8%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	2.3%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Sandgate and Esperance are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$73,333±$6kHighest 9% below U.S.	$69,167±$19kLowest 14% below U.S.
	Esperance and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$191,700±$46kLowest 42% below U.S.	$193,800±$31kHighest 42% below U.S.
	Sandgate and Esperance are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,276Highest 37% above U.S.	$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1%	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Esperance and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.7% U.S.: 12.5%	9.7% U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S.	1959Highest 21 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest about the U.S. average	27 minHighest 3% above U.S.
Work from home	18.4%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Sandgate and Esperance are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

U.S. 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.