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Sandgate vs Dover vs Salisbury
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%).
Dover has the most renters (18.9% rent).
Salisbury has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | Dover | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,466Highest |
1,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
53.5±8.3 24% above VT |
50.6±6.5Lowest 17% above VT |
| Sandgate and Dover 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% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26%±11.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.8% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Dover 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 |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury 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 |
$332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Dover and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
| Salisbury and Dover 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 |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Dover and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.