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Sandgate vs Brattleboro vs Newfane
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 affordable homes ($194k median).
Brattleboro has the most kids (19% under 18).
Newfane has the most expensive homes ($284k 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 | Brattleboro | Newfane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
12,122Highest |
1,456 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
45.6±4.5Lowest 6% above VT |
54.4±3.9 26% above VT |
| Sandgate and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
19%±2.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brattleboro and Sandgate 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% |
25.5%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,167±$19kHighest 15% below VT |
$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below VT |
$66,719±$21k 18% below VT |
| Sandgate and Newfane 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 |
$257,300±$18k 19% below VT |
$284,200±$49kHighest 10% below VT |
| Newfane and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,074±$58Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
| Newfane and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$5,700Highest 13% above VT |
$5,174 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±9.6 VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Newfane and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 17 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% above VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Newfane 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 | — | #33 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | — | Brattleboro Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.