Compare towns
Marshfield vs Windsor vs Hyde Park vs Sheffield
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%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($172k 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 | Windsor | Hyde Park | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 470Lowest |
3,554Highest |
513 |
573 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
42±8Lowest about the VT average |
| Windsor 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%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Sheffield 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% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Sheffield 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±$20k 4% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$58,333±$26k 28% below VT |
| Hyde Park 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±$31k 44% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$221,800±$57kHighest 30% below VT |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79 9% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$967±$79Lowest 22% below VT |
| Hyde Park 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 |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$3,893 23% below VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield 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% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 24% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Windsor 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
| 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.