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Stowe vs Sandgate vs Calais
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).
Sandgate has the most affordable homes ($194k median).
Calais has the youngest population (median age 42).
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 | Sandgate | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,285Highest |
435Lowest |
1,713 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +21.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.3±7.6 7% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
| 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% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest 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% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,618±$33k 15% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
| Calais and Stowe 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 |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$242Highest 18% above VT |
— | $1,408±$392Lowest 14% above VT |
| Stowe and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,161Highest 42% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$6,586 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.5%±15.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 18% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Stowe Town School District | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | Stowe High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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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.