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Bath vs Cavendish vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most affordable homes ($234k median).
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Bath | Cavendish | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Lowest |
1,242 |
1,577Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Highest 25% above U.S. |
45.2±5.9Lowest 16% above U.S. |
45.6±7.7 17% above U.S. |
| Bath and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21%±5 U.S.: 22% |
| Bath and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.6%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.1%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cavendish and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$22kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$89,063±$29kHighest 10% above U.S. |
$84,375±$17k 5% above U.S. |
| Cavendish and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kLowest 30% below U.S. |
$285,100±$40k 14% below U.S. |
$346,700±$37kHighest 4% above U.S. |
| Sharon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,000±$546Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,386±$155 about the U.S. average |
| Bath and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413 41% above U.S. |
$3,948Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$5,903Highest 89% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
28.9%±27Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
19.8%±17.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cavendish and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.5%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Cavendish and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Bath School District | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 18 photos → | None yet |
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.