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Bloomfield vs Barnet vs Sheffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bloomfield has the most renters (16.8% rent).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
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 | Bloomfield | Barnet | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 234 |
61Lowest |
573Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.9±12Lowest about the VT average |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
42±8 about the VT average |
| Barnet and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±14.1 VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7% VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5 VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
$57,917±$16k 29% below VT |
$58,333±$26kHighest 28% below VT |
| Sheffield and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$63k 40% below VT |
$204,200±$38kHighest 36% below VT |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Barnet and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $967±$79 22% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,800 44% below VT |
$2,950Highest 41% below VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | — | 61.5%±41.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 28% above VT |
— | 30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.