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Marshfield vs Mount Tabor vs Plainfield
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 (24.5%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Mount Tabor | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,863Highest |
304Lowest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.5% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Plainfield 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 |
— | $69,250±$31kHighest 15% below VT |
| Plainfield and Marshfield 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 |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Plainfield 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 |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,668Lowest 27% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 23% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Plainfield 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.