Compare towns
Newfane vs Sandgate vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfane has the most renters (12.8% rent).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k median).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
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 | Newfane | Sandgate | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,456Highest |
435Lowest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.4±3.9 26% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
| Sandgate and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Sandgate and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,266±$238 about the VT average |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,174Highest about the VT average |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 30.8%±12.5 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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.