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Bloomfield vs Hardwick 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 kids (27.4% under 18).
Hardwick has the most people working from home (11.8%).
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 | Hardwick | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 234Lowest |
2,965Highest |
573 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3% VT: +2.8% |
-3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.9±12Lowest about the VT average |
47.1±7.4Highest 9% above VT |
42±8 about the VT average |
| Hardwick and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield and Sheffield 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%±5.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Hardwick 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% |
33.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Hardwick 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 |
$92,297±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$58,333±$26k 28% below VT |
| Hardwick 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±$63kHighest 40% below VT |
$184,700±$39k 42% below VT |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Bloomfield and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
$967±$79Highest 22% below VT |
| Sheffield and Hardwick 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 |
$4,351Highest 14% below VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 48.6%±41.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Hardwick 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% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 28% above VT |
29 minLowest 23% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Hardwick and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #68 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | Hazen Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.