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Sandgate vs Glover vs West Haven

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%).
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
West Haven has the highest household income ($85k).

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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.

MeasureSandgateGloverWest Haven
People
Population
435
1,051Highest
234Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-0.7%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
55.7±5.4Highest
29% above VT
48.4±5.9Lowest
12% above VT
54±10.5
25% above VT
Sandgate and West Haven 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%
22.3%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.5%±13.3
VT: 17.9%
Glover and West Haven 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%
24.2%±3.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
29.9%±4.7Highest
VT: 21.4%
West Haven 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%
35.5%
VT: 43.8%
30.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±2.4
VT: 7%
5.3%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
0.4%±4.4Lowest
VT: 7%
Glover 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±$19kLowest
15% below VT
$73,839±$18k
9% below VT
$85,250±$29kHighest
5% above VT
West Haven and Glover 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
$264,700±$34kHighest
16% below VT
$245,000±$34k
23% below VT
Glover and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$973±$130
21% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,778Lowest
45% below VT
$3,234
36% below VT
$4,485Highest
11% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
39.3%±64.2Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Glover and Sandgate 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%
9.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
10.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
93.1%
VT: 73.2%
90.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1959Lowest
17 yrs older than VT
1968
8 yrs older than VT
1978Highest
2 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
16% above VT
40 minHighest
69% above VT
25 minLowest
8% above VT
Work from home
34.6%±32.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
16.8%±5.9
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±6.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Sandgate and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.