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Fletcher vs Glover vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has the highest household income ($106k).
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($178k 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 | Fletcher | Glover | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Highest |
1,051 |
470Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Fletcher and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Glover and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
35.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Glover and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
| Fletcher and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
| Fletcher and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965Highest about the VT average |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$3,269 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Lowest 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 | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 37% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
29 minLowest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest 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 | Fletcher School District | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle 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.