Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Marshfield vs Sheldon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($90k).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Sheldon has the most expensive homes ($272k 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 | Hyde Park | Marshfield | Sheldon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
470Lowest |
2,267Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -2.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Highest about the VT average |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Hyde Park and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| 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 | $89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
$78,533±$25kLowest 3% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$272,400±$61kHighest 14% below VT |
| Sheldon and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,286±$379 4% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Highest 23% below VT |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$3,578 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.2% VT: 73.2% |
89%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Sheldon 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 | — | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school 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.