Compare towns
Marshfield vs Orleans vs Stratton vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orleans has the most renters (35.9% rent).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Orleans | Stratton | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 470Lowest |
809Highest |
532 |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
41.7±5.8 3% below VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
| Brookline and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Brookline 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% |
19.7%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Orleans and Brookline 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% |
24.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Orleans 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 |
$57,159±$10kLowest 30% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
| Stratton 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±$31k 44% below VT |
$156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79 9% below VT |
$810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Brookline and Stratton 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 |
$3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.3%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Brookline 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% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% VT: 73.2% |
64.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 24% above VT |
31 min 33% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
28 minLowest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
8.3%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.