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Marshfield vs Newark vs Proctor
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%).
Newark has the most expensive homes ($230k median).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Newark | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
727 |
1,794Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±8.8Highest about the VT average |
41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
42.4±6.4Highest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Proctor 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% |
19.9%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Proctor and Newark 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% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
$72,929±$7kLowest 10% below VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
| Marshfield and Proctor 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 |
$229,900±$23kHighest 27% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
| Newark and Proctor 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 |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$3,771 25% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Proctor 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% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
16.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 24% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.7 |
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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.