Compare towns
Middlesex vs Sandgate vs Jay
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 expensive homes ($376k median).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Jay has the most homeowners (97%).
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 | Sandgate | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
435Lowest |
471 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
52.1±10.5 21% above VT |
| Sandgate and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Middlesex 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% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5Lowest 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 |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
| Middlesex and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$234,200±$45k 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359 8% above VT |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$3,588 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Jay 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% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Lowest 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 | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.