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Hyde Park vs Townsend vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Townsend has the most expensive homes ($433k median).
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 | Hyde Park | Townsend | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
9,100Highest |
470Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.6±10.1Highest 10% above U.S. |
40.9±3.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
42.4±8.8 9% above U.S. |
| 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%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
21%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±9.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hyde Park and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Townsend and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Townsend and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10k 11% above U.S. |
$121,528±$23kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$84,375±$20kLowest 5% above U.S. |
| Townsend and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57k 33% below U.S. |
$433,200±$22kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$178,300±$31kLowest 46% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 8% below U.S. |
$1,469±$313Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,125±$79Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Townsend and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893 25% above U.S. |
$6,031Highest 93% above U.S. |
$3,269Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.6%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.4%±62.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Marshfield and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Marshfield and Townsend 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 | #136 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | North Middlesex | — |
| High school in town | — | North Middlesex Regional | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1 |
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U.S. 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.