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Ira vs Maidstone vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the most renters (9.3% rent).
Maidstone has the most expensive homes ($438k 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 | Ira | Maidstone | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381 |
241Lowest |
435Highest |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Lowest 26% above VT |
61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT |
55.7±5.4 29% above VT |
| Maidstone and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.4%±11.8 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sandgate and Maidstone 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% |
39.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% VT: 43.8% |
28.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.3%±3.4 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Maidstone 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 |
$85,833±$32kHighest 6% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Maidstone 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 |
$438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52 24% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146Highest 18% below VT |
$3,914 22% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ira and Maidstone 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% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
29 minHighest 25% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±15.3 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.