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Vershire vs Sheffield vs Waterville
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 people working from home (12.3%).
Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).
Waterville has the most expensive homes ($236k median).
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 | Sheffield | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 842Highest |
190Lowest |
680 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±9.3 6% above VT |
32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
49.1±8.2Highest 14% above VT |
| Waterville and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±8.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Vershire and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8% VT: 43.8% |
16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
2.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Waterville and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,618±$12kHighest 12% below VT |
$65,795±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$71,250±$27k 12% below VT |
| Vershire and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,100±$55k 34% below VT |
$122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
$236,300±$15kHighest 25% below VT |
| Waterville and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,117±$80 9% below VT |
$1,219±$563Highest about the VT average |
$1,110±$93Lowest 10% below VT |
| Sheffield and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,640Highest 8% below VT |
$1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
$3,957 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.9% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% VT: 73.2% |
85.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 38% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Vershire and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school 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.