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Baltimore vs Sharon vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Sharon has the most expensive homes ($347k median).
Whitingham has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
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 | Baltimore | Sharon | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
1,577Highest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
| Baltimore and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Baltimore and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$346,700±$37kHighest 10% above VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sharon and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Sharon School District | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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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.