Compare towns
Rupert vs Braintree 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
Rupert has the most kids (13.9% under 18).
Braintree has the most renters (19% rent).
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 | Braintree | Mount Tabor | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 676 |
1,026Highest |
304Lowest |
435 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 57.8±9.7 34% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
55.7±5.4Lowest 29% above VT |
| Braintree and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Rupert and Sandgate 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% |
33.2%±3.4 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.9% 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% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Sandgate and Rupert 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 |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
— | $69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Rupert and Braintree 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 |
$217,700±$28k 31% 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 | — | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,594 9% below VT |
$3,908 22% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Braintree 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% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% VT: 73.2% |
81%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 |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.