Groton vs Sheffield

A side-by-side comparison of Groton and Sheffield: population, income, housing, and more.

Groton and Sheffield are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Groton has the higher population (514 vs 200 in Sheffield). Groton has the higher median household income ($75,583 vs $63,750 in Sheffield). Groton has the higher median home value ($180,900 vs $106,300 in Sheffield).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	Sheffield
Population	514	200
Median age	30.7 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,583	$63,750
Median home value	$180,900	$106,300
Median gross rent	$295	$983
Housing units	242	84
Homeownership rate	77.7%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	Sheffield
Population	402 → 514 (+27.9%)	91 → 200 (+119.8%)
Median household income	$26,667 → $75,583 (+183.4%)	$59,583 → $63,750 (+7.0%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $180,900 (+69.2%)	$103,100 → $106,300 (+3.1%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $295 (-41.9%)	$1,344 → $983 (-26.9%)

Groton

Population

402514

Median household income

$26,667$75,583

Median home value

$106,900$180,900

Median gross rent

$508$295

Sheffield

Population

91200

Median household income

$59,583$63,750

Median home value

$103,100$106,300

Median gross rent

$1,344$983

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Groton	Sheffield
Under 5	5.4%	7.0%
5 to 17	12.8%	31.0%
18 to 24	18.5%	4.0%
25 to 34	21.6%	22.5%
35 to 44	8.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	8.8%	3.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	5.0%
65 to 74	4.9%	4.0%
75 and over	5.6%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	Sheffield
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	80.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	Sheffield
No high school diploma	8.0%	12.9%
High school graduate	19.1%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	Sheffield
Drove alone	81.2%	90.8%
Carpooled	6.1%	2.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	Sheffield
1-unit, detached	66.1%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Groton	Sheffield
Poverty rate	16.0%	9.0%
Average household size	2.66	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1938	1955