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Marshfield vs Holland 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 people working from home (17.5%).
Holland has the most renters (28% rent).
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Holland | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
790Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.5% VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
41.8±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
42.6±10.1Highest about the VT average |
| Hyde Park 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% |
23.9%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Holland and Hyde Park 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% |
20.1%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Holland and Hyde Park 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% |
25.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
6.8%±4.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Holland 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 |
$60,729±$16kLowest 25% 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 |
$209,400±$44k 34% below VT |
$221,800±$57kHighest 30% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Holland 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 |
$1,330±$69Highest 8% above VT |
$1,306±$285 6% above VT |
| Holland and Hyde Park 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 |
$3,463 31% below VT |
$3,893Highest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
73.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Holland 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% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
26 minLowest 9% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.3%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Hyde Park 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 | — | — | #59 of 70 in VT |
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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.