Compare towns
Marshfield vs Bennington vs Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Marshfield | Bennington | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
15,249Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
44.7±2.3Highest 4% above VT |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
| Bennington and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield 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% |
25.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.9% VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
$59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above 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 | $178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$213,300±$15k 33% below VT |
$221,800±$57kHighest 30% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,133±$63 8% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Bennington 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 |
$4,513Highest 10% below VT |
$3,893 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1961 15 yrs older than VT |
1964Highest 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Bennington 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 | — | #58 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.