Compare towns
Sharon vs Tunbridge vs Chittenden
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Tunbridge | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,577Highest |
1,253Lowest |
1,318 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
| Chittenden and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.1%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Sharon and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$17kLowest 4% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
| Chittenden and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
$315,300±$23kLowest about the VT average |
$346,800±$35kHighest 10% above VT |
| Chittenden and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$1,346±$128 9% above VT |
$1,125±$488Lowest 9% below VT |
| Sharon and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,903Highest 17% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,346 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.8%±17.9 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge 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% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 12% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Sharon School District | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.