Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0How is Marshfield run?
Marshfield’s village government spent $41,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $163 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Marshfield didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Marshfield is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $163 per resident a year, or $0.45 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Marshfield didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Marshfield yet
Every year of Marshfield’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $3,269 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.83% of the home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Marshfield’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Marshfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Marshfield →
Who’s in charge in Marshfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Marshfield’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on town.marshfield.vt.us ↗.
Twinfield USD 33
Marshfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Marshfield, Plainfield. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,195 per pupil, $14,866 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Marshfield’s votes are counted by county
Vermont reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Marshfield alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Washington County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat69.3%24,527 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican26.4%9,327 votesOthers: 4.3% (1,515 votes).
Most votes in Washington County: Kamala D Harris
Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%
100% of Marshfield lies in Washington County. Every 2024 race in Washington County is on the county’s page.
Washington County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Marshfield.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: town.marshfield.vt.us ↗
- 2Vermont HouseState representatives
- 3Vermont SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Vermont
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Marshfield’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Marshfield’s government
How much does Marshfield spend per resident?
About $163 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Marshfield didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $67,000.
What is the property tax rate in Marshfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,269 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.83% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see town.marshfield.vt.us.
Who runs Marshfield’s government?
See town.marshfield.vt.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Marshfield yet.
How did Marshfield vote in 2024?
Vermont counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Marshfield alone. Washington County, where 100% of Marshfield lies, voted Harris 69.3%, Trump 26.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Marshfield?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $3,194 (about $38,328 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Marshfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District Washington (Andrew Perchlik, Ann Cummings and Anne Watson) and State House District Washington-6 (Marc Mihaly). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Marshfield’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Marshfield, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →