What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).

Marshfield has the most people working from home (24.5%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Danville	Marshfield
People
Population	2,360Highest	1,863Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8%	-0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8%
Median age	53.1±6Highest 23% above VT	38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT
Kids under 18	18.9%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9%	24.2%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9%
	Marshfield and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.7%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4%	17.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8%	38.5%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7%	2.7%±1.4Highest VT: 7%
	Marshfield and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$70,946±$7kHighest 13% below VT	$60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT
	Danville and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,800±$43kHighest 13% below VT	$214,100±$37kLowest 32% below VT
	Danville and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,317±$126 7% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,358Highest 14% below VT	$3,668Lowest 27% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4%	65.7%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4%
	Marshfield and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1%	9.2%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2%	84.7%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest same as VT	1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 39% above VT	29 minLowest 23% above VT
Work from home	18.7%±9.5Lowest VT: 16.9%	24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9%
	Marshfield and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.