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Sheffield vs Wallingford 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).
Wallingford has the most expensive homes ($262k 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 | Wallingford | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
2,286Highest |
470 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.4% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
45.9±10.8Highest 6% above VT |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
| Wallingford 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% |
18.7%±5Lowest 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% |
23.9%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Wallingford 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% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
35.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8 VT: 7% |
1.5%±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 |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
$84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
| Marshfield and Wallingford 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 |
$261,900±$44kHighest 17% below VT |
$178,300±$31k 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$563Highest about the VT average |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
| Sheffield and Marshfield 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 |
$4,355Highest 14% below VT |
$3,269 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% 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 |
25 min 6% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | — |
| 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.