What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Randolph has the most expensive homes ($407k 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	Randolph
People
Population	435Highest	420Lowest
Median age	55.7±5.4Lowest 43% above U.S.	57.5±10.9Highest 48% above U.S.
	Randolph and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.1%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 22%	14.5%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22%
	Randolph and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	31.7%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Randolph 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 U.S.: 35.7%	60.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	5.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Randolph 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 14% below U.S.	$101,750±$16kHighest 26% above U.S.
	Randolph 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 42% below U.S.	$407,000±$57kHighest 22% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,667±$215 18% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S.	$4,269Highest 37% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	50%±53.1Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Randolph 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 U.S.: 12.5%	6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	83.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S.	1963Highest 17 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 3% above U.S.	27 minLowest about the U.S. average
Work from home	34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1%	19.5%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Sandgate and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.