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Fairfield vs Fletcher vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairfield has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Fletcher has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Fairfield | Fletcher | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,938Highest |
1,196 |
470Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
| Fletcher and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±1.8 VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.3% VT: 43.8% |
35.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
$105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$84,375±$20kLowest 4% above VT |
| Fletcher and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$302,100±$37k 5% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
| Fairfield and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,056±$441Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,816 4% below VT |
$4,965Highest about the VT average |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±20.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.5% VT: 73.2% |
96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 minHighest 37% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Fletcher School District | — |
| 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.