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Sheffield vs Hyde Park vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering SheffieldSheffield
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($90k).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Hyde Park | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
513 |
717Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -6.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Hyde Park 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% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Hyde Park 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% |
16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock 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 |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
$221,800±$57kHighest 30% below VT |
$189,600±$37k 40% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$563Lowest about the VT average |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
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| Hyde Park and Sheffield 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 |
$3,893Highest 23% below VT |
$2,937 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.