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Middlesex vs Mount Tabor vs Rupert vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Rupert has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k 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 | Middlesex | Mount Tabor | Rupert | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
304Lowest |
676 |
435 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
55.7±5.4 29% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
— | $88,229±$36k 9% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Middlesex and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Lowest 8% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Rupert and Middlesex 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% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7% VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | — |
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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.