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Barton vs Brookline vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has the most renters (47.3% rent).
Brookline has the most expensive homes ($291k median).
Marshfield has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Barton | Brookline | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730Highest |
531 |
470Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
| Brookline and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
| Marshfield and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
$178,300±$31k 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,269 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Barton and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
28 minLowest 21% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 70 in VT | — | — |
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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.