Compare towns
Guildhall vs Bakersfield vs Sheldon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Bakersfield has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Sheldon has the most renters (11% 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 | Guildhall | Bakersfield | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 371Lowest |
1,109 |
2,267Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±7.8 about the VT average |
46.4±8Highest 8% above VT |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±7.5 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±5.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Guildhall and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.9% VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
$83,462±$18k about the VT average |
$78,533±$25kLowest 3% below VT |
| Guildhall and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $321,200±$62kHighest about the VT average |
$271,300±$19kLowest 14% below VT |
$272,400±$61k 14% below VT |
| Guildhall and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,200±$327 about the VT average |
$1,286±$379Highest 4% above VT |
| Sheldon and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,625Highest 8% below VT |
$3,823 24% below VT |
$3,578Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% above VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Highest VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Bakersfield and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| 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.