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Marshfield vs Wheelock vs Windham
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).
Wheelock has the most homeowners (97.9%).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
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 | Wheelock | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
717Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.4% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Wheelock and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±9.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Wheelock 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% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Windham 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% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest 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±$20k 4% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham 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±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$189,600±$37k 40% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79 9% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269 35% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Windham 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% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Windham 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.