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Bloomfield vs Corinth 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).
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($123k 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 | Corinth | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 234 |
1,539Highest |
190Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.4% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.9±12 about the VT average |
48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
| Corinth and Bloomfield 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% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield 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% |
27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.3% VT: 43.8% |
16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
2.1%±5.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Corinth 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 |
$89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$65,795±$12k 19% below VT |
| Corinth and Sheffield 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 |
$213,800±$34kHighest 32% below VT |
$122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
| Corinth and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$1,219±$563Lowest about the VT average |
| Corinth and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,800 44% below VT |
$3,584Highest 29% below VT |
$1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 28% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.