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Sandgate vs Wheelock vs Windsor
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 people working from home (34.6%).
Wheelock has the most homeowners (97.9%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
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 | Wheelock | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
717 |
2,060Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
| Sandgate and Wheelock 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% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Wheelock 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% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Windsor 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% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock 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±$19kHighest 15% below VT |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Sandgate and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,800±$31kHighest 39% below VT |
$189,600±$37k 40% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Sandgate and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,002±$107 19% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$2,937 42% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 17 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
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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.