Compare towns
Ira vs Middlesex vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Sharon has the most renters (20.3% 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 | Ira | Middlesex | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
1,943Highest |
1,577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
| Ira and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Ira and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
| Middlesex and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
| Middlesex and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
| Sharon and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Ira and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 20% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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.