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Brookline vs Marshfield vs Poultney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the most expensive homes ($291k median).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
Poultney has the youngest population (median age 28.2).
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 | Brookline | Marshfield | Poultney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531 |
470Lowest |
1,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -33.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
28.2±4.5Lowest 35% below VT |
| Brookline and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Poultney and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
38.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
22.1%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
$70,536±$11kLowest 13% below 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 | $290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$196,600±$43k 38% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
$868±$113Lowest 30% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$3,450 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
23.2%±12.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.2% VT: 73.2% |
56.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 21% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
31 minHighest 33% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±3.5Lowest 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 | — | — | #41 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.