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Starksboro vs Burke vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starksboro has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
Burke has the most expensive homes ($341k median).
Marshfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
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 | Starksboro | Burke | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,939Highest |
1,317Lowest |
1,863 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2% VT: +2.8% |
-5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
41.1±4.8Highest 5% below VT |
38.7±6.1 10% below VT |
| Burke and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.4%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Starksboro and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Burke and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3% VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Burke and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,188±$15k about the VT average |
$87,143±$17kHighest 7% above VT |
$60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
| Burke and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,700±$42k 9% below VT |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$214,100±$37kLowest 32% below VT |
| Burke and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$91 6% above VT |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,317±$126Highest 7% above VT |
| Marshfield and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536 10% below VT |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
$3,668Lowest 27% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.6% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
29 min 23% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.