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Stannard vs Walden vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stannard has the most homeowners (98.1%).
Walden has the highest household income ($88k).
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 | Stannard | Walden | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 228Lowest |
1,037Highest |
435 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.3±14.6Lowest 12% above VT |
48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Walden and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.9%±8.5 VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Walden and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,979±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
$88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
| Walden and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $216,200±$44k 32% below VT |
$238,900±$23kHighest 25% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Walden and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $900±$136 27% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,183Highest 17% below VT |
$3,944 22% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.