What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).

North Bennington has the most expensive homes ($313k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Sandgate	North Bennington
People
Population	435Lowest	1,336Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+4.4% VT: +2.8%
Median age	55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT	43.9±10Lowest about the VT average
	Sandgate and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.1%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9%	10.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Sandgate and North Bennington 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%	31.9%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4%
	North Bennington 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%	41.4%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7%	21.6%±6.5Highest VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$69,167±$19kHighest 15% below VT	$68,571±$10kLowest 16% below VT
	Sandgate and North Bennington 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	$313,000±$40kHighest about the VT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,447±$278 17% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,778Lowest 45% below VT	$5,590Highest 11% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	53.7%±26.9Highest VT: 48.4%
	North Bennington and Sandgate 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%	7.4%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.3%Highest VT: 73.2%	61.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1959Highest 17 yrs older than VT	1957Lowest 19 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 16% above VT	18 minLowest 24% below VT
Work from home	34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9%	17.3%±7.3Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Sandgate and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.