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Vershire vs Sharon vs Pomfret
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
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 | Vershire | Sharon | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 842Lowest |
1,577Highest |
908 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±9.3 6% above VT |
45.6±7.7Lowest 6% above VT |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
| Pomfret and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,618±$12kLowest 12% below VT |
$84,375±$17kHighest 4% above VT |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
| Sharon and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
$399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
| Pomfret and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,117±$80Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$1,170±$98 5% below VT |
| Sharon and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,640Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 38% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Sharon School District | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.