Compare towns
West Windsor vs Sandgate vs Reading
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
West Windsor has the highest household income ($109k).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Reading has the most renters (15.1% rent).
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 | West Windsor | Sandgate | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,171Highest |
435Lowest |
699 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54±5.9 25% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
51.1±7.6Lowest 19% above VT |
| Sandgate and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±10Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| West Windsor and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±6.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| West Windsor and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$85,000±$19k 5% above VT |
| West Windsor and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
| West Windsor and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$217 11% below VT |
— | $1,100±$331 11% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,860Highest 16% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$5,754 14% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mount Ascutney School District #86 | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| 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.