Compare towns
Cabot vs Marshfield vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (24.5%).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
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 | Cabot | Marshfield | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
1,863 |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.3% VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT |
43.2±3.7Highest about the VT average |
| Springfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
17.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.5% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
$60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
| Cabot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77kHighest 15% below VT |
$214,100±$37k 32% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Cabot and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$1,317±$126Highest 7% above VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
| Marshfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639 8% below VT |
$3,668Lowest 27% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.2% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
29 min 23% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Cabot 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 | — | — | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.3 |
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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.