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Cornish vs Hyde Park vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornish has the most expensive homes ($296k median).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
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 | Cornish | Hyde Park | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,816Highest |
513 |
470Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 54±8.3Highest 39% above U.S. |
42.6±10.1 10% above U.S. |
42.4±8.8Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±9.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
41%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Marshfield and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,821±$2kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$89,946±$10k 11% above U.S. |
$84,375±$20kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Cornish and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $296,000±$69kHighest 11% below U.S. |
$221,800±$57k 33% below U.S. |
$178,300±$31kLowest 46% below U.S. |
| Cornish and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$227 14% below U.S. |
$1,306±$285Highest 8% below U.S. |
$1,125±$79Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Hyde Park and Cornish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,796Highest 86% above U.S. |
$3,893 25% above U.S. |
$3,269Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±38.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±47.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.4%±62.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Marshfield and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Marshfield and Cornish 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 | — | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Cornish School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.