Compare towns
Manchester vs Pawlet vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Manchester has the most expensive homes ($455k median).
Pawlet has the most kids (20.3% under 18).
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 | Manchester | Pawlet | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,486Highest |
1,480 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 54.5±6.3 26% above VT |
47.9±7.5Lowest 11% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
20.3%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Pawlet and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Pawlet and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±2.9 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Manchester and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,886±$23kHighest 17% above VT |
$62,273±$14kLowest 23% below VT |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
| Manchester and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $454,600±$47kHighest 44% above VT |
$266,200±$44k 16% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,057±$76Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,153±$215Highest 7% below VT |
— |
| Pawlet and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,923Highest 18% above VT |
$3,924 22% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±13.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.6%±21.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Manchester and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.8% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 39% below VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.1%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
20.4%±8.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Manchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Mettawee School District #84 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.