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Sheffield vs Walden vs Sheffield
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).
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Sheffield has the most renters (16.3% 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 | Walden | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
1,037Highest |
573 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
48.8±3.2Highest 13% above VT |
42±8 about the VT average |
| Walden 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% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Sheffield 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% |
20.4%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Walden 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% |
26.4% VT: 43.8% |
27.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Walden 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 |
$88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
| Walden 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 |
$238,900±$23kHighest 25% below VT |
$171,900±$50k 46% below VT |
| Walden 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 |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
$967±$79 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 |
$3,944Highest 22% below VT |
$2,123 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8 VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Walden 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% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.