Sheffield's Livability
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Amenities
About Sheffield, VT
Sheffield, VT is located in Caledonia County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Sheffield is about 668 with about 8 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $121,113, which is roughly 43% lower than the Average Home Value of $210,899 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 36% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $70,000, which is roughly 15% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $59,492 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 18% higher higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.48Male Population Estimate: 55.2%
Female Population Estimate: 44.8%
Median Age: 48.1
Male Median Age: 43.8
Female Median Age: 42.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:4.5%
Asian:2.2%
Indian:1.2%
Black:0.1%
Other:0.1%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Bernie Sanders](/assets/images/politicians/senators/bernie_sanders.jpg)
![Peter Welch](/assets/images/politicians/senators/peter_welch.jpg)
![Phil Scott](/assets/images/politicians/governors/phil_scott.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 39.08%
Other: 3.24%
Libertarian: 0.99%
Green: 0.42%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Sheffield specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Caledonia County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Caledonia County: About 113.338 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Caledonia County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 61% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Sheffield is about 1.3%.
Vermont is ranked #12 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 68.91 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 62.9The average living wage for the state of Vermont is $32.92/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Vermont a minimum wage score of 71.91 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $5.88/hr, which gives Vermont a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 35.6 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Vermont is $271.56, resulting in a UI benefit score of 75.95 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Vermont does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Vermont does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Vermont does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Vermont does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Vermont does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Vermont does provide some form of paid sick leave.
✓ Vermont does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Vermont does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Vermont does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Vermont does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Vermont does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Vermont does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Vermont does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Vermont does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Vermont does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Vermont does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Vermont does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Vermont does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Grnsboro Bend, VT ( 6.93 mi. )
- West Burke, VT ( 7.30 mi. )
- West Glover, VT ( 7.59 mi. )
- Red Village, VT ( 7.65 mi. )
- South Wheelock, VT ( 7.65 mi. )
- Stannard, VT ( 8.17 mi. )
- Barton, VT ( 8.20 mi. )
- Greensboro, VT ( 8.34 mi. )
- Greensborough, VT ( 8.36 mi. )
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- Lyndon, VT ( 8.95 mi. )
- Lyndon Center, VT ( 9.13 mi. )
- Westmore, VT ( 9.51 mi. )
- Lyndonville, VT ( 9.66 mi. )
- East Burke, VT ( 9.96 mi. )
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- Newark, VT ( 10.95 mi. )
- East Albany, VT ( 11.10 mi. )
- Evansville, VT ( 11.10 mi. )
- Burke Mountain, VT ( 11.63 mi. )
- E Burke, VT ( 11.63 mi. )
- Craftsbury Common, VT ( 11.67 mi. )
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- Walden, VT ( 12.36 mi. )
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- Craftsbury, VT ( 13.22 mi. )
- Hardwick, VT ( 13.59 mi. )
- Saint Johnsbury Center, VT ( 13.96 mi. )
- South Walden, VT ( 14.07 mi. )
- Irasburg, VT ( 14.11 mi. )
- St Jhnsbry Ct, VT ( 14.11 mi. )
- Kirby, VT ( 14.18 mi. )
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05866Latitude: 44.642400
Longitude: -72.127700
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1377.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802