What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Stannard has the youngest population (median age 48.3).

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	Stannard
People
Population	435Highest	228Lowest
Median age	55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT	48.3±14.6Lowest 12% above VT
	Sandgate and Stannard 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%	13.2%±9.1Highest VT: 17.9%
	Stannard and Sandgate 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%	25.9%±8.5Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Sandgate and Stannard 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%	44.8%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7%	0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7%
	Sandgate and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$69,167±$19kHighest 15% below VT	$66,979±$30kLowest 18% below VT
	Sandgate and Stannard 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	$216,200±$44kHighest 32% below VT
	Stannard and Sandgate 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	$4,183Highest 17% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 VT: 48.4%	0%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	9.7%Highest VT: 10.1%	3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.3%Lowest VT: 73.2%	98.1%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT	1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 16% above VT	27 minHighest 16% above VT
Work from home	34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9%	8.6%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Sandgate and Stannard 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.