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Starksboro vs Plainfield 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 highest household income ($82k).
Plainfield has the oldest population (median age 48.1).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Starksboro | Plainfield | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,939Highest |
1,314Lowest |
1,863 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.2±4.8Lowest 11% below VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
38.7±6.1 10% below VT |
| Plainfield 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% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest 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% |
21.1%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Plainfield 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% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Starksboro and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,188±$15kHighest about the VT average |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
| Starksboro and Plainfield 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 |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$214,100±$37kLowest 32% below VT |
| Plainfield 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 |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% 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 |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$3,668Lowest 27% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield 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% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1972 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%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Starksboro 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 | — | — |
| 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.