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Sheldon vs Whiting vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sheldon has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
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 | Sheldon | Whiting | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,267Highest |
532 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.9±3.5 5% below VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
25.9% VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,533±$25k 3% below VT |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Whiting and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$61k 14% below VT |
$280,400±$36kHighest 11% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Whiting and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$379Highest 4% above VT |
$1,204±$519Lowest about the VT average |
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| Sheldon and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,578 29% below VT |
$4,227Highest 16% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.