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Mount Tabor vs Westmore vs Sandgate

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Westmore has the most kids (21.5% 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.

MeasureMount TaborWestmoreSandgate
People
Population
304Lowest
465Highest
435
Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
51.5±11.5Lowest
19% above VT
55.7±5.4
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%
21.5%±6.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
13.1%±7.5
VT: 17.9%
Westmore and Sandgate 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%
28%±3.8
VT: 21.4%
26%±11.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.9%
VT: 43.8%
32.2%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
37.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
2.4%±2.1Highest
VT: 7%
2.3%±2.4
VT: 7%
Westmore and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$87,188±$11kHighest
7% above VT
$69,167±$19kLowest
15% below VT
Westmore and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76kHighest
33% above VT
$330,000±$137k
4% above VT
$193,800±$31kLowest
39% below VT
Mount Tabor and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
$1,050±$820Lowest
15% below VT
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Mount Tabor and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233
4% above VT
$5,357Highest
6% above VT
$2,778Lowest
45% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
35%±94.2Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Westmore and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%
VT: 10.1%
11.6%Highest
VT: 10.1%
9.7%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%
VT: 73.2%
88.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
1959
17 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
94% above VT
35 min
49% above VT
27 minLowest
16% above VT
Work from home
10.4%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
14%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
34.6%±32.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
Sandgate and Westmore 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.