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Bloomfield vs Glover 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).
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Glover | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 234 |
1,051Highest |
190Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.9±12 about the VT average |
48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
| Glover 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% |
22.3%±5Lowest 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%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bloomfield and Glover 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% |
35.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±5.8 VT: 7% |
| Glover and Sheffield 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 |
$73,839±$18kHighest 9% below VT |
$65,795±$12k 19% below VT |
| Glover 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 |
$264,700±$34kHighest 16% below VT |
$122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
| Glover and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,219±$563Highest about the VT average |
| Sheffield and Glover 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 |
$3,234Highest 36% below VT |
$1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 39.3%±64.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Glover and Sheffield 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% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 28% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | — |
| High school 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.