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Sheffield vs Sheffield vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering SheffieldWheelock
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).
Springfield has the most people working from home (15.1%).
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 | Sheffield | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
573 |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
42±8 about the VT average |
43.2±3.7Highest about the VT average |
| Springfield 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% |
17.1%±6.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Springfield 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% |
19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield 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% |
27.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Springfield 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 |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
$66,571±$13kHighest 18% below VT |
| Springfield 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 |
$171,900±$50k 46% below VT |
$192,400±$20kHighest 39% below VT |
| Springfield and Sheffield 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 |
$967±$79 22% below VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
| Sheffield 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 |
$2,123 58% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Springfield 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% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Springfield 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 | — | — | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.3 |
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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.