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Bloomfield vs Hardwick 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).
Hardwick has the oldest population (median age 47.1).
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 | Hardwick | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 234Lowest |
2,965Highest |
470 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.9±12Lowest about the VT average |
47.1±7.4Highest 9% above VT |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
| Hardwick and Marshfield 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% |
15.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
27%±5.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Hardwick and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.7% VT: 43.8% |
35.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Hardwick 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 |
$92,297±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
| Hardwick and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$63kHighest 40% below VT |
$184,700±$39k 42% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
| Bloomfield and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,125±$79Highest 9% below VT |
| Marshfield and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,800Lowest 44% below VT |
$4,351Highest 14% below VT |
$3,269 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 48.6%±41.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Hardwick 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% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1962 14 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 28% above VT |
29 minLowest 23% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6 VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Hardwick 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 | — | #68 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | — |
| High school in town | — | Hazen Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.