Compare towns
Sheffield vs Bakersfield 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 affordable homes ($172k median).
Bakersfield has the most expensive homes ($271k 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 | Bakersfield | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 573 |
1,109Highest |
470Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42±8Lowest about the VT average |
46.4±8Highest 8% above VT |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±6.6 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bakersfield and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±4.7 VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
$83,462±$18k about the VT average |
$84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
| Marshfield and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
$271,300±$19kHighest 14% below VT |
$178,300±$31k 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $967±$79Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
$3,823Highest 24% below VT |
$3,269 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 28% above VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
29 minLowest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.