Compare towns
Belvidere vs Sheldon vs Brookfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Sheldon has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Belvidere | Sheldon | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
2,267Highest |
1,486 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
40.9±3.5 5% below VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
| Brookfield and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±4 VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$18k about the VT average |
$78,533±$25kLowest 3% below VT |
$98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
| Brookfield and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $239,200±$51kLowest 24% below VT |
$272,400±$61k 14% below VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
| Brookfield and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
$1,286±$379 4% above VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
| Belvidere and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908 22% below VT |
$3,578Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,560Highest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
37 min 55% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| 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.