Compare towns
Newark vs Sheffield vs Sunderland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).
Sunderland has the most expensive homes ($300k median).
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 | Newark | Sheffield | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727 |
190Lowest |
1,269Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +10.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.4±6Highest 4% below VT |
32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
40.8±2.8 5% below VT |
| Newark and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.6%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Newark and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±5.8 VT: 7% |
3.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Sunderland and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$65,795±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$88,523±$16kHighest 9% above VT |
| Sunderland and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
$300,000±$43kHighest 5% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$1,219±$563Lowest about the VT average |
$1,413±$242 15% above VT |
| Newark and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771 25% below VT |
$1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
$4,136Highest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
51.5%±61.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sunderland and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% VT: 73.2% |
85.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Newark and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| 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.