Compare towns
Middlesex vs Troy vs Sandgate vs Moretown
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 highest household income ($110k).
Troy has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Moretown has the most renters (15.1% rent).
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 | Troy | Sandgate | Moretown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
1,749 |
435Lowest |
1,532 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6% VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
44.5±5.7 3% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
| Sandgate and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Troy and Middlesex 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% |
17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4 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% VT: 43.8% |
20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Moretown 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 |
$87,938±$11k 8% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$104,423±$7k 29% above VT |
| Middlesex and Moretown 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 |
$233,200±$21k 26% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$380,800±$36kHighest 20% above VT |
| Moretown and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
— | $838±$462 32% below VT |
| Middlesex and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$3,644 28% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$5,506 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Troy and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 16% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4 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 | Troy School District | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.