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Addison vs Groton vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Groton has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Addison | Groton | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175 |
967Lowest |
1,314Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
45.7±5.8Lowest 6% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
| Addison and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.3%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.5%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% VT: 43.8% |
38.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
7.5%±5.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Groton and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$77,250±$14k 5% below VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$243,000±$70kLowest 23% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Addison and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$288±$151Lowest 77% below VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$3,659Lowest 27% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
12.5%±72.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.8% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
30 minHighest 29% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.