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Sheldon vs Wolcott 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 expensive homes ($272k median).
Wolcott has the most renters (20.5% 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 | Wolcott | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,267Highest |
1,507 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
42.4±5.9 about the VT average |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.8%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.6%±2.3 VT: 21.4% |
11.1%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Sheldon 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% |
31.1% VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Wolcott 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±$25kHighest 3% below VT |
$70,259±$10k 13% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Sheldon and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$61kHighest 14% below VT |
$221,300±$23k 30% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Sheldon and Wolcott 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 |
$1,059±$118Lowest 14% below VT |
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| Sheldon and Wolcott 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 |
$3,930Highest 22% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
75.7%±21.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% VT: 73.2% |
79.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 13%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Wolcott 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 | Wolcott 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 |
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.