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Randolph vs Roxbury vs Sandgate
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 (32.8% rent).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% 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.
| Measure | Randolph | Roxbury | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
942 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest 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+ | 40.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kHighest 5% below VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Randolph and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38kHighest 12% below VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Randolph and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173Highest 5% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
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| Randolph and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698Highest 7% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Randolph 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 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.