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Albany vs Plainfield vs East Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Albany has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
East Haven has the most affordable homes ($147k median).
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 | Albany | Plainfield | East Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 135Lowest |
1,314Highest |
225 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.9±14Lowest about the VT average |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
47±11.8 9% above VT |
| Plainfield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±11.4 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.1%±11.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| East Haven and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.1%±19.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±12.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Plainfield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±7.7 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
0%±6.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Plainfield and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $69,250±$31kHighest 15% below VT |
$38,438±$31kLowest 53% below VT |
| Plainfield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $211,800±$56k 33% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$146,900±$65kLowest 54% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,153±$103 7% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,867 43% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$2,364Lowest 53% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
50%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 9%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Albany 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.