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Sheffield vs Hardwick vs Wheelock
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 youngest population (median age 42).
Hardwick has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Hardwick | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 573Lowest |
2,965Highest |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8Lowest about the VT average |
47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±6.6 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27%±5.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.7% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
$92,297±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
| Hardwick and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
$184,700±$39k 42% below VT |
$189,600±$37kHighest 40% below VT |
| Wheelock and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $967±$79Highest 22% below VT |
$875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
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| Sheffield and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
$4,351Highest 14% below VT |
$2,937 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 11 yrs newer than VT |
1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 28% above VT |
29 min 23% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Hardwick 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 | — | #68 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Hazen Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.