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Pomfret vs Sheldon vs Warren

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 renters (18.7% rent).
Sheldon has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).

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.

MeasurePomfretSheldonWarren
People
Population
908Lowest
2,267Highest
1,585
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.3%
VT: +2.8%
-2.5%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+16%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
53.4±12.1Highest
24% above VT
40.9±3.5Lowest
5% below VT
53.1±4.2
23% above VT
Pomfret and Warren 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%
23.7%±3.6Highest
VT: 17.9%
9.3%±3.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Sheldon and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.5%±6.5
VT: 21.4%
12.6%±2.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
30.1%±4.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Warren and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58%
VT: 43.8%
14.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
60%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±1.2Lowest
VT: 7%
2%±1.3
VT: 7%
3.6%±4Highest
VT: 7%
Warren and Sheldon 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
$78,533±$25kLowest
3% below VT
$86,905±$16kHighest
7% above VT
Warren 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±$144k
26% above VT
$272,400±$61kLowest
14% below VT
$569,300±$123kHighest
80% above VT
Warren and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,170±$98Lowest
5% below VT
$1,286±$379
4% above VT
$1,750±$394Highest
42% above VT
Warren and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,722
33% above VT
$3,578Lowest
29% below VT
$7,284Highest
45% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
24%±22.4
VT: 48.4%
0%±27Lowest
VT: 48.4%
32.3%±26.6Highest
VT: 48.4%
Warren 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%
5.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
15.7%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
89%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Lowest
6 yrs older than VT
1984Highest
8 yrs newer than VT
1977
1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
about the VT average
25 minHighest
7% above VT
19 minLowest
21% below VT
Work from home
30.3%±10.5
VT: 16.9%
13%±3.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
36.2%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Warren and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 Harwood Unified Union School District #60
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
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.