Compare towns
Cavendish vs Bradford vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Cavendish | Bradford | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,242Lowest |
2,827Highest |
1,577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8% VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.9 5% above VT |
42.7±3.1Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±7.7Highest 6% above VT |
| Sharon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±2 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sharon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,063±$29k 10% above VT |
$108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
$84,375±$17kLowest 4% above VT |
| Bradford and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$40k 10% below VT |
$258,600±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
$346,700±$37kHighest 10% above VT |
| Sharon and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,221±$808 about the VT average |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
| Sharon and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,472 11% below VT |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.9%±27Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±23.4 VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cavendish and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% VT: 73.2% |
87.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
25 min 4% above VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Cavendish and Sharon 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 | — | #45 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Oxbow Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.