Compare towns

Marshfield vs Glover vs Belvidere

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).
Glover has the oldest population (median age 48.4).
Belvidere has the youngest population (median age 40.7).

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.

MeasureMarshfieldGloverBelvidere
People
Population
470
1,051Highest
422Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-0.7%
VT: +2.8%
—
Median age
42.4±8.8
about the VT average
48.4±5.9Highest
12% above VT
40.7±6.5Lowest
6% below VT
Glover and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.4%±9.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
22.3%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
22%±4
VT: 17.9%
Glover and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
10.2%±4.4
VT: 21.4%
24.2%±3.6Highest
VT: 21.4%
8.8%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.7%
VT: 43.8%
35.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
35.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2.4
VT: 7%
5.3%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
1.4%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
Glover 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±$20kHighest
4% above VT
$73,839±$18kLowest
9% below VT
$81,563±$18k
about the VT average
Marshfield and Belvidere 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
$264,700±$34kHighest
16% below VT
$239,200±$51k
24% below VT
Glover and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$79
9% below VT
$973±$130Lowest
21% below VT
$1,542±$1kHighest
25% above VT
Belvidere and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,269
35% below VT
$3,234Lowest
36% below VT
$3,908Highest
22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52.4%±62.4
VT: 48.4%
39.3%±64.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
66.7%±53.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
Belvidere 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%
9.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
5.5%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
93.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.1%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1968
8 yrs older than VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minLowest
24% above VT
40 minHighest
69% above VT
38 min
60% above VT
Work from home
17.5%±7.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
16.8%±5.9
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±7.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Marshfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District —
High school in town — None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.