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Wheelock vs Brookfield vs Sheffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most homeowners (97.9%).
Brookfield has the most expensive homes ($339k median).
Sheffield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-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 | Wheelock | Brookfield | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717 |
1,486Highest |
573Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
-3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
47±5.9 9% above VT |
42±8Lowest about the VT average |
| Wheelock and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
45.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
$98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
| Brookfield and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37k 40% below VT |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $975±$306Highest 21% below VT |
$967±$79Lowest 22% below VT |
| Brookfield and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937 42% below VT |
$4,560Highest 10% below VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1987 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.