Compare towns
Sheffield vs Sheffield vs Coventry vs Glover
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 kids (34.7% under 18).
Coventry has the most renters (17.2% rent).
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Coventry | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 573 |
190Lowest |
917 |
1,051Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8 about the VT average |
32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
| Glover and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±6.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.2%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Glover and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1% VT: 43.8% |
16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
21.7% VT: 43.8% |
35.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Glover 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 |
$65,795±$12k 19% below VT |
$59,342±$3k 27% below VT |
$73,839±$18kHighest 9% below VT |
| Glover and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,900±$50k 46% below VT |
$122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
$197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$264,700±$34kHighest 16% below VT |
| Glover and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $967±$79 22% below VT |
$1,219±$563Highest about the VT average |
$755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$973±$130 21% below VT |
| Sheffield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,123 58% below VT |
$1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
$2,375 53% below VT |
$3,234Highest 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Glover 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% |
8.9% VT: 10.1% |
19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
85.3% VT: 73.2% |
82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 11 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 28% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
36 min 53% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | Coventry School District | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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