Compare towns
Marshfield vs Dummerston vs Starksboro
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 ($214k median).
Dummerston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Starksboro has the most kids (26.4% 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 | Dummerston | Starksboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,863Lowest |
2,090Highest |
1,939 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.7±6.1 10% below VT |
45.6±11.7Highest 6% above VT |
38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
| Dummerston and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.4%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Starksboro and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.4%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Starksboro and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$82,188±$15k about the VT average |
| Dummerston and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,100±$37kLowest 32% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$287,700±$42k 9% below VT |
| Dummerston and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,317±$126 7% above VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,306±$91Lowest 6% above VT |
| Dummerston and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,668Lowest 27% below VT |
$4,536Highest 10% below VT |
$4,536Highest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 23% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.5%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.