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Pomfret vs Barre vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Barre has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Pomfret | Barre | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 908Lowest |
8,412Highest |
1,577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
| Pomfret and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±6 VT: 17.9% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Barre and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$84,375±$17kHighest 4% above VT |
| Sharon and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
| Pomfret and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$98 5% below VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
| Sharon and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$5,192Lowest 3% above VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±22.4 VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barre and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs older than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.