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Rupert vs Westminster 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 expensive homes ($363k median).
Westminster has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k median).
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 | Westminster | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 676 |
2,999Highest |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
53.5±3.7Lowest 24% above VT |
55.7±5.4 29% above VT |
| Rupert and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rupert and Westminster 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% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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 |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Rupert and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rupert and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $916±$126 26% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,594Highest 9% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.6%±9.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Westminster 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.