Compare towns
Sharon vs Weybridge vs New Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
New Haven has the most people working from home (17.8%).
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 | Weybridge | New Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,577 |
781Lowest |
1,792Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
48±3.9 11% above VT |
| Weybridge and New Haven 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% |
19%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge and Sharon 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% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Weybridge 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±$17kLowest 4% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$92,321±$17k 14% above VT |
| Weybridge and New Haven 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 |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$379,300±$19k 20% above VT |
| Weybridge and New Haven 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 |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
$1,163±$143Lowest 6% below VT |
| Sharon and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,903Lowest 17% above VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$5,967 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 12% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| New Haven and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Sharon School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| 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.