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Stowe vs Putney vs Sandgate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stowe has the most expensive homes ($648k median).
Putney has the youngest population (median age 37.2).
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 | Stowe | Putney | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,285Highest |
2,622 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +21.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 46.3±7.6 7% above VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Stowe and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.6% VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,618±$33kHighest 15% above VT |
$79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Stowe and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $647,800±$157kHighest 105% above VT |
$300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$242Highest 18% above VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,161Highest 42% above VT |
$5,313 5% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.5%±15.9 VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6% VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 18% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Stowe 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 | — | #32 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Stowe Town School District | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | Stowe High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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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.