Compare towns
Marshfield vs Dummerston vs Berlin
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).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Berlin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Dummerston | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
2,090 |
2,880Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
| Berlin and Dummerston 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% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston 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% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Dummerston 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% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Berlin 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±$20kLowest 4% above VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
| Dummerston and Berlin 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 |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$273,600±$31k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,169±$171 5% below VT |
| Dummerston and Berlin 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 |
$4,536Highest 10% below VT |
$4,418 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Dummerston 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% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Marshfield 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 | — | — | #16 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.