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Coventry vs Marshfield vs Glover vs Orange

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Marshfield has the highest household income ($84k).
Glover has the most expensive homes ($265k median).
Orange has the shortest commute (28 min average).

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.

MeasureCoventryMarshfieldGloverOrange
People
Population
917
470Lowest
1,051Highest
957
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.3%Highest
VT: +2.8%
—
-0.7%
VT: +2.8%
-2.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
45.2±5.2
5% above VT
42.4±8.8Lowest
about the VT average
48.4±5.9
12% above VT
50.3±5.3Highest
17% above VT
Orange and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.2%±4.1
VT: 17.9%
19.4%±9.1
VT: 17.9%
22.3%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
15.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Glover and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.5%±3.3
VT: 21.4%
10.2%±4.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
24.2%±3.6Highest
VT: 21.4%
19.4%±4
VT: 21.4%
Glover and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
35.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
35.5%
VT: 43.8%
22.1%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±3.5
VT: 7%
3.6%±2.4
VT: 7%
5.3%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.9Lowest
VT: 7%
Glover and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$59,342±$3kLowest
27% below VT
$84,375±$20kHighest
4% above VT
$73,839±$18k
9% below VT
$71,302±$13k
12% below VT
Marshfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$197,900±$55k
37% below VT
$178,300±$31kLowest
44% below VT
$264,700±$34kHighest
16% below VT
$222,000±$22k
30% below VT
Glover and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$755±$108Lowest
39% below VT
$1,125±$79
9% below VT
$973±$130
21% below VT
$1,330±$153Highest
8% above VT
Orange and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,375Lowest
53% below VT
$3,269
35% below VT
$3,234
36% below VT
$3,545Highest
30% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
1.5%±27.7
VT: 48.4%
52.4%±62.4Highest
VT: 48.4%
39.3%±64.2
VT: 48.4%
0%±87Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Marshfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
19.6%Highest
VT: 10.1%
4.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.3%
VT: 10.1%
7.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.8%
VT: 73.2%
81.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
93.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
87.8%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1993Highest
17 yrs newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1968
8 yrs older than VT
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
36 min
53% above VT
29 min
24% above VT
40 minHighest
69% above VT
28 minLowest
19% above VT
Work from home
8.6%±3.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
17.5%±7.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
16.8%±5.9
VT: 16.9%
13.5%±4.3
VT: 16.9%
Marshfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Coventry School District — Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District Echo Valley Community Union School District #67
High school in town None in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet 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.