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Bloomfield vs Marshfield vs Newfane
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).
Marshfield has the highest household income ($84k).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
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 | Marshfield | Newfane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 234Lowest |
470 |
1,456Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -4.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.9±12Lowest about the VT average |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
| Newfane 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% |
19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest 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% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane 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% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Newfane 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 |
$84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
$66,719±$21k 18% below VT |
| Marshfield and Newfane 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 |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$284,200±$49kHighest 10% below VT |
| Newfane and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
| Newfane and Marshfield 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 |
$3,269 35% below VT |
$5,174Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Newfane 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% |
4.9% VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 28% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.