Compare towns
Guilford vs Windham vs Sharon
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 most affordable homes ($313k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Sharon has the most kids (21% under 18).
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 | Windham | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,461Highest |
594Lowest |
1,577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.7±5.2Highest 8% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±7.7 6% above 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% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Guilford 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% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 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% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 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±$6kLowest 7% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
| Windham and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,600±$39kLowest about the VT average |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
| Windham and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,283±$273Lowest 4% above VT |
— | $1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
| Sharon and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,827Lowest 16% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Guilford and Windham 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% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham 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 |
| 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.