Compare towns

Marshfield vs Tunbridge vs Hyde Park

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).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Hyde Park has the shortest commute (26 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.

MeasureMarshfieldTunbridgeHyde Park
People
Population
470Lowest
1,253Highest
513
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4.1%
VT: +2.8%
—
Median age
42.4±8.8Lowest
about the VT average
42.7±8.3Highest
about the VT average
42.6±10.1
about the VT average
Tunbridge and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.4%±9.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
22.6%±6.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
Hyde Park and Tunbridge 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%
20.9%±1.6Highest
VT: 21.4%
16.4%±3.3
VT: 21.4%
Tunbridge and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
42.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
41%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2Highest
VT: 7%
2.1%±2Lowest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,375±$20kLowest
4% above VT
$89,464±$26k
10% above VT
$89,946±$10kHighest
11% above VT
Hyde Park and Tunbridge 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
$315,300±$23kHighest
about the VT average
$221,800±$57k
30% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$79Lowest
9% below VT
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
$1,306±$285
6% above VT
Tunbridge and Hyde Park 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
$4,645Highest
8% below VT
$3,893
23% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52.4%±62.4
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
42.1%±47.5Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge 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%
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
6.2%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.2%
VT: 73.2%
84.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
79.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1964
12 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 min
24% above VT
31 minHighest
31% above VT
26 minLowest
11% above VT
Work from home
17.5%±7.2
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
7.9%±5.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Tunbridge 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 — — #59 of 70 in VT
School district — First Branch Unified School District #82 —
High school in town — None in town —
On TownTapestry
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.