Compare towns
Sandgate vs Tunbridge vs Halifax vs Rupert
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).
Tunbridge has the most renters (15.8% rent).
Halifax has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Rupert has the most expensive homes ($363k 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.
| Measure | Sandgate | Tunbridge | Halifax | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,253Highest |
847 |
676 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.7±5.4 29% above VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
| Rupert 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 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Tunbridge 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% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2 VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Rupert 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% VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
44.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge 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±$19k 15% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
$88,229±$36k 9% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Rupert 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 |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
$362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
| Rupert and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
$4,991Highest about the VT average |
$4,594 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Halifax 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% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
93.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 17 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
33 minHighest 38% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Halifax School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.