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Rupert vs Bellows Falls vs Mount Tabor vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellows Falls has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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 | Rupert | Bellows Falls | Mount Tabor | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 676 |
2,891Highest |
304Lowest |
435 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
55.7±5.4 29% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $88,229±$36kHighest 9% above VT |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
— | $69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
| Rupert and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
$195,600±$35k 38% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,594 9% below VT |
$4,448 12% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1946 30 yrs older than VT |
1959Highest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.