Compare towns
Sheffield vs Orange 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).
Orange has the most expensive homes ($222k median).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
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 | Orange | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
957Highest |
470 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
50.3±5.3Highest 17% above VT |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
| Orange 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% |
15.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Marshfield 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% |
19.4%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Orange 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% |
22.1% VT: 43.8% |
35.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Orange 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 |
$71,302±$13k 12% below VT |
$84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
| Marshfield and Orange 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 |
$222,000±$22kHighest 30% below VT |
$178,300±$31k 44% below VT |
| Orange and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$563 about the VT average |
$1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
$1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
| Orange 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 |
$3,545Highest 30% below VT |
$3,269 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Sheffield 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% |
7.6% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.