Compare towns
Marshfield vs Springfield 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%).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($318k 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 | Springfield | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,863 |
9,084Highest |
1,314Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
| Plainfield and Springfield 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% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield 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% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Springfield 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 |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$69,250±$31kHighest 15% below VT |
| Plainfield and Springfield 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 |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,317±$126Highest 7% above VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
| Marshfield and Plainfield 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 |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Lowest 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% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 23% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Lowest 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. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #64 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Springfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.