Compare towns
Coventry vs Mount Tabor 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).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Sheffield has the shortest commute (30 min average).
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 | Mount Tabor | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Highest |
304Lowest |
573 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
42±8Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Coventry 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest 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%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Coventry 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% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kHighest 27% below VT |
— | $58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
| Coventry and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$967±$79 22% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375 53% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Coventry 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% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1987 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 53% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
30 minLowest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mount Tabor and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Coventry School District | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school 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.