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Stockbridge vs Sandgate vs Barnard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most renters (15% rent).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k median).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
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 | Stockbridge | Sandgate | Barnard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 791 |
435Lowest |
1,211Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.3±5.3 28% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
| Sandgate and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Stockbridge and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
55.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Barnard and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,109±$12k 5% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$97,581±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
| Barnard and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,500±$26k 10% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$126Lowest 8% below VT |
— | $1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,488 11% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$6,038Highest 20% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.6%±12.2 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | None 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.