Compare towns
Marshfield vs Cornwall vs Athens
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).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Athens has the most renters (26.3% rent).
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 | Cornwall | Athens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470 |
1,208Highest |
431Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
47.3±6.5 10% above VT |
| Cornwall and Athens 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% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Cornwall 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% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
4.9%±3Highest VT: 7% |
| Athens and Cornwall 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 |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT |
| Cornwall 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 |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$240,400±$32k 24% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79 9% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,125±$537 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,438 8% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.5%±39Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 24% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| 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.