Compare towns
Chittenden vs Coventry vs Sheffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
Coventry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
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 | Chittenden | Coventry | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
917 |
573Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
42±8Lowest about the VT average |
| Chittenden and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Coventry and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
27.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
$59,342±$3k 27% below VT |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35kHighest 10% above VT |
$197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488Highest 9% below VT |
$755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$967±$79 22% below VT |
| Chittenden and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346Highest 6% above VT |
$2,375 53% below VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7 VT: 48.4% |
1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1987 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 21% above VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Chittenden and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Coventry School District | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.