Compare towns
Sheffield vs Dummerston vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).
Dummerston has the most expensive homes ($335k median).
Marshfield has the most renters (18.8% rent).
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 | Sheffield | Dummerston | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
2,090Highest |
470 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1% VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
45.6±11.7Highest 6% above VT |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
| Dummerston and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.2%±14 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,795±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
| Dummerston and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$178,300±$31k 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$563 about the VT average |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
| Dummerston and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
$4,536Highest 10% below VT |
$3,269 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest 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 | 8.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2 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 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.