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Ryegate vs Sheldon vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ryegate has the most renters (15.3% rent).
Sheldon has the most expensive homes ($272k 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 | Ryegate | Sheldon | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,059 |
2,267Highest |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.1% VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Ryegate and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
$78,533±$25kHighest 3% below VT |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
| Sheldon and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
$272,400±$61kHighest 14% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Sheldon and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,286±$379Highest 4% above VT |
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| Sheldon and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,472 31% below VT |
$3,578Highest 29% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.