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Burke vs Marshfield vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Burke has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Burke | Marshfield | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,317 |
1,863Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.1±4.8 5% below VT |
38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Windham and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4 VT: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4% VT: 43.8% |
38.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Burke and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
$60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,600±$18k 8% above VT |
$214,100±$37kLowest 32% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,317±$126Highest 7% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,177 about the VT average |
$3,668Lowest 27% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% above VT |
29 minHighest 23% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | — |
| 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.