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Bloomfield vs Enosburgh vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Enosburgh has the most expensive homes ($223k median).
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 | Bloomfield | Enosburgh | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 234Lowest |
2,804Highest |
470 |
| Median age | 41.9±12 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.4±8.8Highest about the VT average |
| Marshfield and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bloomfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
| Marshfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$63k 40% below VT |
$223,100±$39kHighest 30% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
| Enosburgh and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,125±$79Highest 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,800Lowest 44% below VT |
$3,624Highest 28% below VT |
$3,269 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 48.9%±11.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 28% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
29 minLowest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Enosburgh 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 | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.