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Fairfield vs Glover vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairfield has the most expensive homes ($321k median).
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.
| Measure | Fairfield | Glover | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938Highest |
1,051 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Glover and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,019±$22kHighest 7% above VT |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Fairfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,056±$441Highest 14% below VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
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| Fairfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,816Highest 4% below VT |
$3,234 36% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Glover and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | — |
| High school in town | None 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.