What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sheffield has the most people working from home (8.6%).

Bloomfield has the most expensive homes ($191k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Sheffield	Bloomfield
People
Population	190Lowest	234Highest
Median age	32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT	41.9±12Highest about the VT average
	Bloomfield and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9%	27.4%±14.1Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Sheffield and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4%	25.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4%
	Bloomfield and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%	32.7%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±5.8Highest VT: 7%	0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7%
	Sheffield and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$65,795±$12kHighest 19% below VT	$54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT
	Sheffield and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT	$190,600±$63kHighest 40% below VT
	Bloomfield and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,219±$563 about the VT average	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,714Lowest 66% below VT	$2,800Highest 44% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	36.4%±100 VT: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	8.9%Highest VT: 10.1%	2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.3%Highest VT: 73.2%	83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT	1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 12% below VT	30 minHighest 28% above VT
Work from home	8.6%±6.3Highest VT: 16.9%	4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Sheffield and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.