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Sheffield vs Springfield 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).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
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 | Springfield | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
9,084Highest |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Springfield 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% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Wheelock 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% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Springfield 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% |
23.3% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock 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 |
$66,571±$13kHighest 18% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% 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 |
$192,400±$20kHighest 39% below VT |
$189,600±$37k 40% below VT |
| Springfield and Wheelock 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 |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
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| Sheffield and Springfield 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 |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$2,937 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield 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% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Springfield 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 | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Springfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.