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Sandgate vs White River Junction
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%).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% 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 | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 435Lowest |
3,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| White River Junction 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% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and White River Junction 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% |
38.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Sandgate and White River Junction 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 15% below VT |
$77,168±$4kHighest 5% below VT |
| White River Junction 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 39% below VT |
$278,800±$78kHighest 12% below VT |
| White River Junction and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,222±$216 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$5,651Highest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| White River Junction and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1963Highest 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% above VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and White River Junction 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.