Housing data for Sandgate, VT

Sandgate, VT has an estimated 435 residents and 313 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Bennington County.

5.7% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
435 (±137)
Housing units
313 (±85)
Households that rent
5.7%
Residents since 2015–2019
+5.3%

What stands out in Sandgate

Households that rent: 5.7% (±5.9 points) in Sandgate, lower than in Bennington County (26.3%).

Homes heated by fuel oil: 24.5% (±11.7 points) in Sandgate, lower than in Bennington County (57.3%).

Households without a vehicle: 1.9% (±2.2 points) in Sandgate, lower than in Bennington County (7.5%).

Median real estate taxes: $2,778 (±$1,620) in Sandgate, lower than in Bennington County ($4,580).

Housing in Sandgate at a glance

  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 5.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $69,167 median household income
  • Home values: $193,800 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,211 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $2,778 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 57.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 66.8% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 42.9% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 27.2 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +5.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 10.8% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Sandgate against Bennington County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
SandgateBennington CountyVermontUnited States
Residents435 (±137)37,269 (exact)647,106 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units313 (±85)20,903 (±44)339,042 (±187)143,775,355
Households that rent5.7% (±5.9 points)26.3% (±2.4 points)26.8% (±0.5 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$1,109 (±$45)$1,234 (±$18)$1,413
Median household income$69,167 (±$18,993)$73,325 (±$4,802)$81,203 (±$1,339)$80,734
Median home value$193,800 (±$31,331)$279,900 (±$10,267)$316,600 (±$3,361)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,778 (±$1,620)$4,580 (±$143)$5,039 (±$66)$3,119
Built before 198066.8% (±21.0 points)62.6% (±3.6 points)56.1% (±0.8 points)49.7%
Average commute27.2 minutes (±8.4)20.3 minutes (±1.4)23.5 minutes (±0.3)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband83.5% (±10.0 points)84.4% (±2.5 points)89.7% (±0.4 points)91.0%
Median age of residents55.7 years (±5.4)46.9 years (±0.6)43.1 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Sandgate covers 42.2 square miles of land, about 10 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Sandgate has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents413 (±55)435 (±137)+5.3%Not a measurable change
Housing units291 (±36)313 (±85)+7.6%Not a measurable change
Median home value$170,700 (±$15,098)$193,800 (±$31,331)+13.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$51,979 (±$11,076)$69,167 (±$18,993)+33.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,359 (±$129)$1,211 (±$272)−10.9%Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,405 (±$348)$2,778 (±$1,620)−18.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent11.7% (±4.7 points)5.7% (±5.9 points)−6.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±48.5 points)0.0% (±75.1 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Bennington County

Sandgate has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Bennington County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Bennington County recorded 262 violent and 859 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Sandgate

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
0525047%3,847$1,202$300,700$96,250

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Sandgate

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Rupert4.8 mi—$362,5006.3%
Manchester (Bennington County, village)6.0 mi$650$511,40048.0%
Manchester (Bennington County, town)6.1 mi$1,057$454,60026.2%
Manchester Center7.3 mi$1,023$359,80028.5%
Town of Salem7.4 mi$948$196,00022.9%
Arlington (community)7.9 mi$1,164$268,80024.8%
Arlington8.7 mi$1,191$318,50016.0%
Sunderland9.1 mi$1,413$300,0008.1%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Sandgate, fiscal year 2027

Bennington County, VT, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,188$1,343$1,503$2,081$2,512

HUD income limits for Sandgate, fiscal year 2026

Bennington County, VT, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$22,400$37,350$59,750
2 people$25,600$42,700$68,300
3 people$28,800$48,050$76,850
4 people$33,000$53,350$85,350
5 people$38,680$57,650$92,200
6 people$44,360$61,900$99,050
7 people$50,040$66,200$105,850
8 people$55,720$70,450$112,700

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Bennington County, VT, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $106,700.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sandgate

What is the median household income in Sandgate?

The median household income in Sandgate is $69,167 (±$18,993) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Sandgate, VT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $193,800 (±$31,331) for owner-occupied homes in Sandgate (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Sandgate?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Sandgate, VT is $1,211 (±$272) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How many homes are in Sandgate?

Sandgate, VT has an estimated 313 (±85) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Sandgate?

The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 39.3% of homes in Sandgate, VT.

How old are most homes in Sandgate?

66.8% of homes in Sandgate, VT were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Sandgate growing?

In Sandgate, the number of residents went from 413 in 2015–2019 to 435 in 2020–2024 (+5.3%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Sandgate?

The ZIP code that covers Sandgate is 05250.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 05250?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 05250 is $1,202 (±$158) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Sandgate town, Bennington County, Vermont (county subdivision:62875, in state:50 county:003).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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