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Randolph vs Sharon vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Randolph | Sharon | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
1,577Lowest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8% VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$84,375±$17kHighest 4% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
| Sharon and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$346,700±$37kHighest 10% above VT |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
| Sharon and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Sharon and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698 7% below VT |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #55 of 70 in VT | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Sharon School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
— | 10.6Highest |
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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.