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Sandgate vs Dorset vs Calais
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).
Dorset has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
Calais has the youngest population (median age 42).
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 | Dorset | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
2,092Highest |
1,713 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Sandgate and Dorset 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% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Dorset 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% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
| Dorset and Calais 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 |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,408±$392Lowest 14% above VT |
| Dorset and Calais 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 |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$6,586 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Calais 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% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.