Compare towns
Ira vs Danby vs Sandgate vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danby has the most kids (14.6% under 18).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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 | Ira | Danby | Sandgate | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 381 |
1,133Highest |
435 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
52.6±4.8Lowest 22% above VT |
55.7±5.4 29% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Danby and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
$77,321±$13kHighest 5% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
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| Danby and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52 24% below VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146 18% below VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Danby and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
89.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.