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Marshfield vs Sheldon vs Wheelock
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 renters (18.8% rent).
Sheldon has the most expensive homes ($272k median).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Sheldon | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
2,267Highest |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock 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% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Marshfield 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% |
12.6%±2.3 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Wheelock 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 |
$78,533±$25k 3% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Marshfield and Sheldon 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 |
$272,400±$61kHighest 14% below VT |
$189,600±$37k 40% below VT |
| Sheldon and Wheelock 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 |
$1,286±$379Highest 4% above VT |
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| Sheldon 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 |
$3,578Highest 29% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Sheldon 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% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.