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Marshfield vs Middlebury vs Sutton
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).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Sutton has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
9,175Highest |
790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
46.6±5.7Highest 8% above VT |
| Sutton and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±9.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Sutton 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% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sutton and Middlebury 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
| Middlebury 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 |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
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| Middlebury and Marshfield 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 |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Middlebury 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% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 24% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.