Compare towns
Glover vs Sheffield vs Sheffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).
Sheffield has the most renters (16.3% rent).
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 | Glover | Sheffield | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051Highest |
190Lowest |
573 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
42±8 about the VT average |
| Glover and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Glover and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
27.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18kHighest 9% below VT |
$65,795±$12k 19% below VT |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
| Glover and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34kHighest 16% below VT |
$122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
$171,900±$50k 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130 21% below VT |
$1,219±$563Highest about the VT average |
$967±$79Lowest 22% below VT |
| Sheffield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Highest 36% below VT |
$1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
$2,123 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.9% VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.3% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.