Compare towns
Fletcher vs Glover vs Sandgate vs Fairfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has the highest household income ($106k).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Fairfield has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
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 | Fletcher | Glover | Sandgate | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,196 |
1,051 |
435Lowest |
1,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3 13% above VT |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Sandgate and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5Highest 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+ | 21.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest 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+ | 32.3% VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6 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 | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
| Fletcher and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37k 5% below VT |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
| Fairfield and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
— | $1,056±$441 14% below VT |
| Fletcher and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965Highest about the VT average |
$3,234 36% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$4,816 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Fletcher and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
88.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 37% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest 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 | Fletcher School District | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.