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Windsor vs Sandgate vs Newburgh

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Newburgh has the most expensive homes ($245k median).

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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.

MeasureWindsorSandgateNewburgh
People
Population
2,060Highest
435Lowest
1,475
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+2.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
55.7±5.4Highest
43% above U.S.
45.8±5.7
18% above U.S.
Sandgate and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.1%±7.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
26%±11.3
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
29.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±2.4
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Newburgh and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$69,167±$19k
14% below U.S.
$76,750±$10kHighest
5% below U.S.
Newburgh and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$193,800±$31k
42% below U.S.
$244,600±$20kHighest
26% below U.S.
Newburgh and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Highest
29% below U.S.
—
$950±$219Lowest
33% below U.S.
Windsor and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878Highest
56% above U.S.
$2,778
11% below U.S.
$2,748Lowest
12% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±13.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Newburgh and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1959
21 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
27 min
3% above U.S.
30 minHighest
14% above U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
34.6%±32.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Sandgate and Windsor 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 #61 of 70 in VT — —
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U.S. 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.