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Randolph vs Royalton 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 kids (17.3% under 18).
Royalton has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Royalton | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
2,752 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
43.9±10.1 about the VT average |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Randolph and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
42.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
8%±4.2 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Royalton and Randolph 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 |
$263,200±$73k 17% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Randolph and Royalton 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 |
$1,040±$391Lowest 16% below VT |
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| Randolph and Royalton 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 |
$4,675 7% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Royalton 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% |
13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% VT: 73.2% |
63.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1965 11 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 12% below VT |
20 minLowest 13% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Royalton 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 | #48 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | White River Unified School District #79 | — |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | White River Valley High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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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.