Compare towns
Sheffield vs Reading 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).
Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).
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 | Reading | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
699Highest |
234 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
41.9±12 about the VT average |
| Reading 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% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest 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% |
28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| Reading and Bloomfield 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% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Reading 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 |
$85,000±$19kHighest 5% above VT |
$54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
| Reading 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 |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$190,600±$63k 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$563Highest about the VT average |
$1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
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| Sheffield and Reading 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 |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$2,800 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Reading 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% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Reading and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.