What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Mount Tabor	Sandgate
People
Population	304Lowest	435Highest
Median age	57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT	55.7±5.4Lowest 29% above VT
	Mount Tabor and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9%	13.1%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9%
	Sandgate and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4%	26%±11.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Mount Tabor and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8%	37.8%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7%	2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7%
	Sandgate and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$69,167±$19k 15% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT	$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,143±$367 74% above VT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,233Highest 4% above VT	$2,778Lowest 45% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 VT: 48.4%	0%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	11%Highest VT: 10.1%	9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2%	94.3%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT	1959Highest 17 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	46 minHighest 94% above VT	27 minLowest 16% above VT
Work from home	10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9%	34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9%
	Sandgate and Mount Tabor 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.