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Sheffield vs Colrain vs Sheffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
Bordering SheffieldWheelock
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).
Colrain has the most expensive homes ($284k median).
Sheffield has the most renters (16.3% rent).
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 | Sheffield | Colrain | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
1,627Highest |
573 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 16% below U.S. |
49.6±8.7Highest 28% above U.S. |
42±8 8% above U.S. |
| Colrain 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 U.S.: 22% |
15.3%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±6.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Sheffield and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.2%±14Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.2%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±4.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sheffield and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,795±$12k 19% below U.S. |
$80,673±$10kHighest about the U.S. average |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Colrain and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$70kLowest 63% below U.S. |
$284,300±$14kHighest 15% below U.S. |
$171,900±$50k 48% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$563Highest 14% below U.S. |
$1,102±$77 22% below U.S. |
$967±$79Lowest 32% below U.S. |
| Sheffield and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,714Lowest 45% below U.S. |
$4,317Highest 38% above U.S. |
$2,123 32% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46%±22.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
61.5%±41.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Sheffield and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1963 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 22% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
30 min 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.4%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sheffield and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mohawk Trail | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.