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Chittenden vs Pittsfield vs Sharon
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).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
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 | Chittenden | Pittsfield | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318 |
391Lowest |
1,577Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
| Pittsfield and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Sharon 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% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Pittsfield 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 |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
| Chittenden and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35kHighest 10% above VT |
$313,300±$73kLowest about the VT average |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
| Chittenden and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488 9% below VT |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
| Sharon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346 6% above VT |
$5,181Lowest about the VT average |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Pittsfield and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Chittenden 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 | — | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.