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Marshfield vs Plainfield vs Sandgate
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 kids (24.2% under 18).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
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 | Plainfield | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,863Highest |
1,314 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate 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% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate 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% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Sandgate 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 |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
| Plainfield and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,100±$37k 32% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,317±$126Highest 7% above VT |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
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| Marshfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,668 27% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 23% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.5%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Marshfield 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.