Compare towns
Cavendish vs Sharon vs Vergennes
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%).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Vergennes has the most renters (27.9% rent).
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 | Sharon | Vergennes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,242Lowest |
1,577 |
2,565Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8% VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.9Lowest 5% above VT |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
46.6±2.1Highest 8% above VT |
| Vergennes and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Cavendish 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% |
25.1%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.7Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,063±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
$76,587±$13kLowest 6% below VT |
| Cavendish and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$40kLowest 10% below VT |
$346,700±$37kHighest 10% above VT |
$310,000±$24k about the VT average |
| Sharon and Vergennes 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 |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$1,000±$267Lowest 19% below VT |
| Sharon and Cavendish 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 |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
$5,578 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.9%±27 VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Vergennes and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7% VT: 73.2% |
72.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
21 min 9% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Cavendish and Vergennes 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 | — | — | #22 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Sharon School District | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Vergennes Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.