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Marshfield, VT town hall & government

Marshfield spent $1.2 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $823 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Marshfield's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Marshfield's money goes

Spent
$1.2 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$823
typical Vermont towns: $1,110
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$642,00053%
Administration & buildings
$242,00020%
Parks & libraries
$100,0008%
Fire
$63,0005%
Health & welfare
$38,0003%
Other
$121,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 78%
  • From the state 9%
  • Fees & charges 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Marshfield didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Marshfield

Full-time staff
5
43 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$77,100
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
0 full-time20 part
Administration & buildings
2 full-time14 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Police
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Marshfield didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Twinfield USD 33

Marshfield's K–12 school district, shared with Marshfield and Plainfield. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$21,195
Vermont: $25,064
Students
313
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$600,000
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal

  • Local 3%
  • State 97%
  • Federal 0%

Of the $21,195 per pupil, $14,866 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Marshfield: Caledonia Central Supervisory Union.

Property tax

What homeowners in Marshfield pay

Typical tax bill
$3,668
a year · Vermont typical $5,039
Effective rate
1.71%
of home value · Vermont 1.59%
Typical home value
$214,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Marshfield's government

🏛️ Official websitetown.marshfield.vt.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Marshfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Marshfield

Marshfield is represented in Congress by Senators Bernard Sanders and Peter Welch and Representative Becca Balint. Phil Scott is governor.

All of Marshfield's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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