Compare towns
Marshfield vs Middlesex 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).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Middlesex | Starksboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,863Lowest |
1,943Highest |
1,939 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.7±6.1 10% below VT |
44.4±3.9Highest 3% above VT |
38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
| Middlesex 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% |
21.3%±3.1Lowest 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% |
20.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.4%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Middlesex and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Starksboro 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 |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$82,188±$15k about the VT average |
| Middlesex 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 |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$287,700±$42k 9% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,317±$126 7% above VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,306±$91Lowest 6% above VT |
| Middlesex 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Starksboro 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 23% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.5%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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.