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Sandgate vs Windsor 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%).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($208k median).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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 | Windsor | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
3,554Highest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
| Sandgate and Windsor 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% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Sandgate and Windsor 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 |
$52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Sandgate and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,800±$31k 39% below VT |
$207,500±$31kHighest 34% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Windsor and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| Windsor and Windsor 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 |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor 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% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Highest 17 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Windsor 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 | #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.