Compare towns
Sharon vs Whitingham vs Roxbury
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%).
Whitingham has the oldest population (median age 46.4).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Whitingham | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,577Highest |
1,368 |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
46.4±7.1Highest 8% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Whitingham 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% |
19.8%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Sharon 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% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Roxbury and Whitingham 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 |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
| Sharon and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,700±$37kHighest 10% above VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
| Sharon and Roxbury 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 |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.8%±17.9 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham 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% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±3.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sharon and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Sharon School District | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.