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Marshfield vs Windham vs Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($389k median).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% 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.
| Measure | Marshfield | Windham | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
19,188Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.4±8.8 9% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
42.6±10.1Highest 10% above U.S. |
| Hyde Park 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 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hyde Park 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hyde Park 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham 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±$20kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$89,946±$10k 11% above U.S. |
| Windham and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $178,300±$31kLowest 46% below U.S. |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$221,800±$57k 33% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
$1,306±$285Highest 8% below U.S. |
| Hyde Park and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269Lowest 5% above U.S. |
$3,938Highest 26% above U.S. |
$3,893 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±47.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Marshfield and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham 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 | — | #95 of 133 in ME | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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U.S. 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.