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Baltimore vs Marshfield vs Cavendish

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
Cavendish has the most expensive homes ($285k median).

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.

MeasureBaltimoreMarshfieldCavendish
People
Population
361Lowest
470
1,242Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+1.8%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
51.2±10.3Highest
19% above VT
42.4±8.8Lowest
about the VT average
45.2±5.9
5% above VT
Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
19.4%±9.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
18.3%±4.8
VT: 17.9%
Marshfield and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2
VT: 21.4%
10.2%±4.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
23.6%±2Highest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
35.7%
VT: 43.8%
39.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2.4
VT: 7%
4.3%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
Cavendish and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
32% above VT
$84,375±$20kLowest
4% above VT
$89,063±$29k
10% above VT
Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27k
31% below VT
$178,300±$31kLowest
44% below VT
$285,100±$40kHighest
10% below VT
Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,125±$79Highest
9% below VT
$1,000±$546Lowest
19% below VT
Marshfield and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329Highest
14% below VT
$3,269Lowest
35% below VT
$3,948
22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
52.4%±62.4Highest
VT: 48.4%
28.9%±27
VT: 48.4%
Marshfield and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
4.9%
VT: 10.1%
6.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
81.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
81.3%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1968
8 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
11% below VT
29 minHighest
24% above VT
19 minLowest
21% below VT
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
17.5%±7.2
VT: 16.9%
18.5%±6.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
Cavendish and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Green Mountain Unified School District #77
High school in town — — None in town
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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.