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Sheffield vs Windham 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).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Windham | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
594Highest |
234 |
| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
41.9±12 about the VT average |
| Windham 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% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest 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% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bloomfield and Windham 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% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
0.9%±4.5 VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Bloomfield 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 |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$190,600±$63k 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$563 about the VT average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$2,800 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Windham 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
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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.