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Randolph vs Sandgate vs Roxbury
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).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% 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.
| Measure | Randolph | Sandgate | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
435Lowest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest 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% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kHighest 5% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% 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 |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% 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 |
| 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 |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100 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% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest 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.