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Marshfield vs Sutton vs Belvidere

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%).
Sutton has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
Belvidere has the most kids (22% under 18).

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.

MeasureMarshfieldSuttonBelvidere
People
Population
470
790Highest
422Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-11.3%
VT: +2.8%
—
Median age
42.4±8.8
about the VT average
46.6±5.7Highest
8% above VT
40.7±6.5Lowest
6% below 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%±9.1
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±3.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
22%±4Highest
VT: 17.9%
Belvidere and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
10.2%±4.4
VT: 21.4%
21.6%±2.7Highest
VT: 21.4%
8.8%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.7%
VT: 43.8%
32.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
35.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.8
VT: 7%
1.4%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
Marshfield and Sutton 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
$71,250±$18kLowest
12% below VT
$81,563±$18k
about the VT average
Marshfield and Belvidere 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
$231,100±$41k
27% below VT
$239,200±$51kHighest
24% below VT
Belvidere and Sutton 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
—
$1,542±$1kHighest
25% above VT
Belvidere 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
$3,975Highest
21% below VT
$3,908
22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52.4%±62.4
VT: 48.4%
37.8%±31.1Lowest
VT: 48.4%
66.7%±53.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
Belvidere 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%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
5.5%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
85%
VT: 73.2%
86.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minLowest
24% above VT
30 min
26% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
Work from home
17.5%±7.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
11.6%±5.3
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±7.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Marshfield and Sutton 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 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.