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Marshfield vs Cornwall vs Orwell
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 people working from home (24.4%).
Orwell has the most kids (21.8% 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 | Cornwall | Orwell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
1,208 |
1,294Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
47.5±7 10% above VT |
| Cornwall and Orwell 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% |
18.7%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Orwell 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% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
24%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Orwell 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% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall 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 |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$70,417±$22kLowest 13% 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 |
$335,600±$25k 6% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79Highest 9% below VT |
$1,125±$206Highest 9% below VT |
$1,105±$51Lowest 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,914 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±35.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Orwell and Cornwall 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% |
10.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cornwall and Marshfield 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 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.