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Windsor vs Marshfield vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($208k median).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
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 | Windsor | Marshfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
470Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
35.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
$84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kHighest 34% below VT |
$178,300±$31k 44% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Windsor and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,125±$79Highest 9% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| Marshfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Highest 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
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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.