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Newfields vs Sandgate vs Wheelock

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Wheelock has the most homeowners (97.9%).

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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.

MeasureNewfieldsSandgateWheelock
People
Population
2,023Highest
435Lowest
717
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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-6.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8Lowest
13% above U.S.
55.7±5.4Highest
43% above U.S.
51±5.6
31% above U.S.
Sandgate and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.1%±7.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±3.5
U.S.: 22%
Newfields and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.6%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
26%±11.3
U.S.: 17.2%
29.4%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Wheelock and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
$69,167±$19k
14% below U.S.
$64,792±$20kLowest
20% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$193,800±$31k
42% below U.S.
$189,600±$37kLowest
43% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323
33% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$2,778Lowest
11% below U.S.
$2,937
6% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Newfields and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
97.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1959Lowest
21 yrs older than U.S.
1989
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
27 min
3% above U.S.
28 minHighest
4% above U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
34.6%±32.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.1%±16Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Sandgate and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Newfields School District — —
High school in town None in town — —
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Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.