Compare towns
Coventry vs Sheffield vs Waterville
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 people working from home (8.6%).
Sheffield has the shortest commute (30 min average).
Waterville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Coventry | Sheffield | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Highest |
573Lowest |
680 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
42±8Lowest about the VT average |
49.1±8.2Highest 14% above VT |
| Waterville and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±8.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Waterville and Coventry 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% |
19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest 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% |
27.1% VT: 43.8% |
32.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3 VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3k 27% below VT |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
$71,250±$27kHighest 12% below VT |
| Waterville and Coventry 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 |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
$236,300±$15kHighest 25% below VT |
| Waterville and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$967±$79 22% below VT |
$1,110±$93Highest 10% below VT |
| Waterville 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 |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
$3,957Highest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Waterville 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% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1987 11 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 53% above VT |
30 minLowest 28% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3 VT: 16.9% |
| Coventry and Waterville 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 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.