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Calais vs Marshfield vs Sheffield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most expensive homes ($390k median).
Marshfield has the shortest commute (29 min average).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
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 | Calais | Marshfield | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713Highest |
470Lowest |
573 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
42.4±8.8Highest about the VT average |
42±8Lowest about the VT average |
| Marshfield and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Calais and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
| Calais and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$178,300±$31k 44% below VT |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
$967±$79Lowest 22% below VT |
| Calais and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$3,269 35% below VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
29 minLowest 24% above VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | None 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.