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Randolph vs Sandgate vs Tunbridge

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Randolph has the most renters (46.4% rent).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Tunbridge has the most kids (21.1% under 18).

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.

MeasureRandolphSandgateTunbridge
People
Population
2,007Highest
435Lowest
1,253
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
—
+4.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
50.5±7.7
17% above VT
55.7±5.4Highest
29% above VT
42.7±8.3Lowest
about the VT average
Sandgate and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
11%±5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
13.1%±7.5
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
Tunbridge and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.2%±4.9
VT: 21.4%
26%±11.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Sandgate and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.1%
VT: 43.8%
37.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
42.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.3%±4.7Highest
VT: 7%
2.3%±2.4Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2
VT: 7%
Randolph and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$75,069±$11k
8% below VT
$69,167±$19kLowest
15% below VT
$89,464±$26kHighest
10% above VT
Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$235,400±$25k
26% below VT
$193,800±$31kLowest
39% below VT
$315,300±$23kHighest
about the VT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,095±$198Lowest
11% below VT
—
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,507
11% below VT
$2,778Lowest
45% below VT
$4,645Highest
8% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
54.3%±20.8
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.1%
VT: 10.1%
9.7%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
53.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
84.2%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1942Lowest
34 yrs older than VT
1959
17 yrs older than VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
18 minLowest
24% below VT
27 min
16% above VT
31 minHighest
31% above VT
Work from home
17.7%±7.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
34.6%±32.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2
VT: 16.9%
Sandgate and Tunbridge 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 #55 of 70 in VT — —
School district — — First Branch Unified School District #82
High school in town — — None in town
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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.