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Bloomfield vs Victory 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).
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
Sheffield has the most people working from home (6.1%).
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 | Victory | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 234 |
53Lowest |
573Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.9±12Lowest about the VT average |
64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
42±8 about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
7.5%±51Lowest 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% |
47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Victory 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% |
26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
27.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5 VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest 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 |
— | $58,333±$26kHighest 28% below VT |
| Sheffield and Bloomfield 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 |
— | $171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Bloomfield and Sheffield 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 | $2,800Highest 44% below VT |
$2,500 50% below VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Victory 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% |
45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% VT: 73.2% |
71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 28% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sheffield and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| 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.