What stands out worked out from the figures below

Marshfield has the most kids (19.4% under 18).

Andover has the most expensive homes ($383k 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.

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

Measure	Marshfield	Andover
People
Population	470Lowest	616Highest
Median age	42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average	49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT
	Andover and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±9.1Highest VT: 17.9%	11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Marshfield and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4%	22.7%±4.3Highest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.7%Lowest VT: 43.8%	43.3%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7%	2.8%±1.5Lowest VT: 7%
	Marshfield and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$84,375±$20kLowest 4% above VT	$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT
	Andover and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT	$382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT	$1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT
	Andover and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,269Lowest 35% below VT	$5,190Highest about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	52.4%±62.4Lowest VT: 48.4%	69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4%
	Andover and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.9%Highest VT: 10.1%	4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2%	82.8%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT	1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 24% above VT	25 minLowest 7% above VT
Work from home	17.5%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9%	29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9%
	Andover and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.