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Sheffield vs Glover vs Bloomfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Bloomfield has the most renters (16.8% 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 | Glover | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
1,051Highest |
234 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
41.9±12 about the VT average |
| Glover and Bloomfield 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% |
22.3%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.4%±14.1 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% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bloomfield and Glover 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% |
35.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Glover and Sheffield 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 VT |
$73,839±$18kHighest 9% below VT |
$54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
| Glover 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 61% below VT |
$264,700±$34kHighest 16% below VT |
$190,600±$63k 40% below VT |
| Glover and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$563Highest about the VT average |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
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| Sheffield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
$3,234Highest 36% below VT |
$2,800 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Glover and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.