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Starksboro vs Cornwall 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).
Cornwall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
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 | Cornwall | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,939Highest |
1,208Lowest |
1,863 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
38.7±6.1 10% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 26.4%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Lowest 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% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cornwall 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 |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
| Cornwall 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 |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$214,100±$37kLowest 32% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$91 6% above VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% 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 |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$3,668Lowest 27% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
29 min 23% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Cornwall 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| 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.