Compare towns
Sharon vs Mount Tabor vs Pomfret
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sharon has the most kids (21% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most homeowners (92.3%).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
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 | Sharon | Mount Tabor | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,577Highest |
304Lowest |
908 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
53.4±12.1 24% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6 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+ | 25.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mount Tabor and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$17kHighest 4% above VT |
— | $84,229±$8kLowest 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 | $346,700±$37kLowest 10% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,386±$155 12% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,170±$98Lowest 5% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,903 17% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.8%±17.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Pomfret and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1970 6 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Sharon School District | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| 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.