Marshfield vs Northfield

A side-by-side comparison of Marshfield and Northfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Marshfield and Northfield are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Northfield has the higher population (4,165 vs 431 in Marshfield). Marshfield has the higher median household income ($81,875 vs $50,417 in Northfield). Northfield has the higher median home value ($233,700 vs $169,300 in Marshfield).

Population, income & housing

	Marshfield	Northfield
Population	431	4,165
Median age	42.8 yrs	26.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,875	$50,417
Median home value	$169,300	$233,700
Median gross rent	$1,136	$977
Housing units	138	1,314
Homeownership rate	83.7%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshfield	Northfield
Population	284 → 431 (+51.8%)	2,125 → 4,165 (+96.0%)
Median household income	$61,250 → $81,875 (+33.7%)	$65,647 → $50,417 (-23.2%)
Median home value	$115,700 → $169,300 (+46.3%)	$150,900 → $233,700 (+54.9%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $1,136 (+45.6%)	$860 → $977 (+13.6%)

Marshfield

Population

284431

Median household income

$61,250$81,875

Median home value

$115,700$169,300

Median gross rent

$780$1,136

Northfield

Population

2,1254,165

Median household income

$65,647$50,417

Median home value

$150,900$233,700

Median gross rent

$860$977

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshfield	Northfield
Under 5	2.8%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.2%	9.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	34.6%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	17.2%	9.3%
45 to 54	30.4%	7.2%
55 to 64	6.3%	8.6%
65 to 74	3.2%	6.7%
75 and over	6.5%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshfield	Northfield
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshfield	Northfield
No high school diploma	36.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	19.4%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	10.8%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshfield	Northfield
Drove alone	61.0%	70.4%
Carpooled	19.5%	7.7%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	9.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.2%	10.4%
Other means	1.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshfield	Northfield
1-unit, detached	69.6%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	25.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Marshfield	Northfield
Poverty rate	4.4%	22.3%
Average household size	3.50	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1938	1938