Compare towns
Guilford vs Sharon vs Halifax
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guilford has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Sharon has the highest household income ($84k).
Halifax has the most people working from home (29.9%).
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 | Guilford | Sharon | Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,461Highest |
1,577 |
847Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9% VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.7±5.2Highest 8% above VT |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
| Guilford and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5 VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Guilford and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Guilford and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,243±$6k 7% below VT |
$84,375±$17kHighest 4% above VT |
$63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
| Sharon and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,600±$39k about the VT average |
$346,700±$37kHighest 10% above VT |
$267,500±$21kLowest 16% below VT |
| Sharon and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,283±$273 4% above VT |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
| Sharon and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,827 16% above VT |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
$4,991Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±19.4 VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Halifax and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
33 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Sharon School District | Halifax School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.