Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Marshfield’s subject grades are an A− for health, history, and civic life; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Only 2 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Marshfield. 30% of the land in Marshfield is conserved, above both Vermont’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Groton State Forest, 3,567 acres with 5.4 miles of trail. Marshfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Marshfield beats most towns.
Where Marshfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Marshfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 172 in 1800, 1,583 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1887 and 3 maps from 1940 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marshfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Marshfield.
Marshfield beats the Vermont average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 26% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Marshfield, below both the Vermont town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (36%). 28% of Marshfield adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Marshfield | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 76% | 79% |
| What stands out | Marshfield | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.8% | 10.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Twinfield Union School District #33. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Twinfield Union School, with 315 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twinfield Union SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 315 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
19 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Groton State Forest | 5.4 mi | 3,567 |
| 2. Molly's Falls Pond State Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Marshfield for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Marshfield is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Marshfield has lost 33 jobs, to 167 in 2023.
| Marshfield | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Marshfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Marshfield’s July high is 77°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Marshfield home is worth about $323,000, about the same as a year ago, 18% below the Vermont typical home. 85% of households own their home in Marshfield.
| Marshfield | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,317 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Children under 18 are 24% of residents (18% statewide). 39% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Vermont.
| Marshfield | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.7 years | 43.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 22% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 40% | 29% |
Somewhere between 37% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Marshfield’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.2 points. Across Vermont, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Marshfield | VT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 9.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.8% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 11.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 12.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.5% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 13% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 8.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.8% | 5.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.3% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.3% | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.1% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.7% | 25.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.8% | 18.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Marshfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marshfield. Close and well known come first.
29 mi MountainMount Mansfield
35 mi LakeLake Willoughby
27 mi Ski areaStowe Mountain Resort144 runs · 2,390 ft vertical
30 mi Ski areaSugarbush Resort142 runs · 2,569 ft vertical
33 mi Ski areaCannon Mountain104 runs · 2,201 ft vertical
28 mi Ski areaSmugglers' Notch Resort110 runs · 2,533 ft verticalMount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lake Willoughby: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stowe Mountain Resort: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sugarbush Resort: Mrtrek1701 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cannon Mountain: Mikespenard at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smugglers' Notch Resort: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Marshfield
About 3 of every 100 Marshfield residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
2 places in Marshfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Vermont, United States
Marshfield is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,583 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Marshfield.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield | — | — | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Cabot | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Plainfield | — | — | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Groton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peacham | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calais | — | — | C− | — | B+ | A |
| East Montpelier | #11 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
Marshfield, Cabot, Plainfield and Calais have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Marshfield, Cabot, Plainfield, Calais and East Montpelier report no FBI crime data of their own. Groton and Peacham aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Marshfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 3.9 years of the area's median household income ($83,449 across the Barre, VT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including Lindon Bates and Dave Rogers.
