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Pomfret vs Wakefield vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Wakefield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.7%).
Sharon has the most affordable homes ($347k 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 | Pomfret | Wakefield | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 908Lowest |
27,793Highest |
1,577 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.4±12.1Highest 37% above U.S. |
42.4±1.7Lowest 9% above U.S. |
45.6±7.7 17% above U.S. |
| 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%±6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
21%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sharon and Wakefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.1%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
59.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,229±$8kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$134,306±$14kHighest 66% above U.S. |
$84,375±$17k 5% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,200±$144k 20% above U.S. |
$723,500±$24kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$346,700±$37kLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$98Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,958±$102Highest 39% above U.S. |
$1,386±$155 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,722 116% above U.S. |
$7,779Highest 149% above U.S. |
$5,903Lowest 89% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±22.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.7%±7.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Wakefield and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 30.3%±10.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.6%±3.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Pomfret and Wakefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #179 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical · Wakefield | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Northeast Metro Regional Vocational | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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U.S. 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.