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Coventry vs Marlboro vs Sheffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most kids (20.2% under 18).
Marlboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+59.7%).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
Marlboro is a college town. 42.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Coventry | Marlboro | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917 |
1,362Highest |
573Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+59.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Highest 5% above VT |
22.7±2.1Lowest 47% below VT |
42±8 about the VT average |
| Coventry and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
12%±3.2Lowest 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+ | 22.5%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.8%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Coventry and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
53.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
42.7%±4.8Highest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3k 27% below VT |
$77,135±$10kHighest 5% below VT |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$357,300±$55kHighest 13% above VT |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,600±$824Highest 30% above VT |
$967±$79 22% below VT |
| Marlboro and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375 53% below VT |
$5,640Highest 12% above VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.1%±43.6 VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Marlboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.9% VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1987 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
17 minLowest 26% below VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
26%±11.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Coventry School District | Marlboro 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.