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Putney vs Richmond vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Richmond has the most expensive homes ($432k 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.
| Measure | Putney | Richmond | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,622 |
4,159Highest |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
43.7±5.6 about the VT average |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Richmond and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±6.3 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.6% VT: 43.8% |
59.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.7 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$108,235±$24kHighest 33% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Richmond and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
$432,200±$39kHighest 37% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $508±$482 59% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,313 5% above VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.5%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
78.8% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±6.1 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #32 of 70 in VT | #5 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.