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Bakersfield vs Eden vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bakersfield has the most expensive homes ($271k median).
Eden has the youngest population (median age 37.7).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
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 | Bakersfield | Eden | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,109 |
1,351Highest |
470Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 46.4±8Highest 8% above VT |
37.7±1.9Lowest 13% below VT |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±4.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Eden and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.6%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
17.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
4.1%±3.8 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,462±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$83,578±$8k about the VT average |
$84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
| Marshfield and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,300±$19kHighest 14% below VT |
$215,900±$27k 32% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$327 about the VT average |
$1,300±$441Highest 5% above VT |
$1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
| Eden and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,823Highest 24% below VT |
$3,313 34% below VT |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.3%±39 VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.1% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
77.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 40% above VT |
38 minHighest 63% above VT |
29 minLowest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
5.6%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | — |
| High school in town | None 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.