Peacham vs Sheffield

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

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

Peacham has the higher population (277 vs 200 in Sheffield). Peacham has the higher median home value ($239,000 vs $106,300 in Sheffield). Since 2019, Sheffield's population has grown faster (+119.8% vs +33.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Peacham	Sheffield
Population	277	200
Median age	37.4 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$63,750
Median home value	$239,000	$106,300
Median gross rent	—	$983
Housing units	128	84
Homeownership rate	78.3%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.7%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peacham	Sheffield
Population	208 → 277 (+33.2%)	91 → 200 (+119.8%)
Median household income	—	$59,583 → $63,750 (+7.0%)
Median home value	$192,100 → $239,000 (+24.4%)	$103,100 → $106,300 (+3.1%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $831 (+8.2%)	$1,344 → $983 (-26.9%)

Peacham

Population

208277

Median home value

$192,100$239,000

Median gross rent

$768$831

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)

	Peacham	Sheffield
Under 5	2.9%	7.0%
5 to 17	26.0%	31.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	4.0%
25 to 34	3.2%	22.5%
35 to 44	15.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	3.2%	3.5%
55 to 64	8.3%	5.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	4.0%
75 and over	22.4%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peacham	Sheffield
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	80.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.4%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peacham	Sheffield
No high school diploma	2.9%	12.9%
High school graduate	22.8%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peacham	Sheffield
Drove alone	100.0%	90.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peacham	Sheffield
1-unit, detached	81.3%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Peacham	Sheffield
Poverty rate	15.6%	9.0%
Average household size	2.31	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	49	21
Median year structure built	1973	1955