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Marshfield is a tiny town of 470 people in Washington County, Vermont. It's about 45 miles from Burlington, VT and 154 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 106 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
470people
$178kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
106"Snow
177Sunny days
164Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 470
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,822 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Boston, MA
- 45 mi to Burlington, VT
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,124/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 177 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 188 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 164 days a year with rain or snow
- 106" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to BTV airport
- 113 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 915 ft
- 94 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+43 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk