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Sandgate vs Barre vs Rupert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
Rupert has the most expensive homes ($363k 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 | Sandgate | Barre | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
8,412Highest |
676 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.7±5.4 29% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% 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 | 13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Rupert and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Rupert and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Barre and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$88,229±$36kHighest 9% above 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 | $193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
$362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,093±$58 11% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Barre and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Highest 17 yrs older than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Rupert 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 | — | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — |
| High school in town | — | Spaulding Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.