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Starksboro vs Warner vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starksboro has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Warner | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,939 |
2,959Highest |
1,863Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.2±4.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.7±4Highest 12% above U.S. |
38.7±6.1 about the U.S. average |
| Warner 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 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warner 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner 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 U.S. average |
$94,022±$18kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$60,313±$10kLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Warner 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 14% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$214,100±$37kLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$91 8% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,317±$126Highest 7% below U.S. |
| 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 45% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$3,668Lowest 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±26.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
65.7%±73.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Marshfield and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.5%±4.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.5%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.