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Newark vs Sheffield vs East Haven
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 renters (16.3% rent).
East Haven has the most affordable homes ($147k 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 | East Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727Highest |
573 |
225Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
42±8 about the VT average |
47±11.8Highest 9% above VT |
| East Haven and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3 VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.1%±11.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| East Haven and Newark 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% |
19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±12.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Newark and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.1% VT: 43.8% |
25%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6 VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
0%±6.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7kHighest 10% below VT |
$58,333±$26k 28% below VT |
$38,438±$31kLowest 53% below VT |
| Newark and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23kHighest 27% below VT |
$171,900±$50k 46% below VT |
$146,900±$65kLowest 54% below VT |
| Newark and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$967±$79Lowest 22% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771Highest 25% below VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
$2,364 53% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
50%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and East Haven 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% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
28 minLowest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Newark and East Haven 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 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| 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.