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Sandgate vs Moretown 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).
Moretown has the most renters (15.1% rent).
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
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 | Moretown | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,532 |
1,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
46.8±3.8 9% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Sandgate and Moretown 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% |
17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Moretown 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% |
18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Calais 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% |
58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Moretown 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 |
$104,423±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
| Moretown 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 |
$380,800±$36k 20% above VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
| Calais and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
| Calais and Moretown 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 |
$5,506 9% above VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Moretown 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% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.