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Albany vs Plainfield vs Searsburg
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%).
Searsburg has the most kids (27.1% under 18).
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 | Searsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 135 |
1,314Highest |
129Lowest |
| 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 |
45.1±9.8 5% above VT |
| Plainfield and Searsburg 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% |
27.1%±17.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Searsburg and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.1%±19.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
7%±22.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Plainfield and Albany 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% |
29.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±7.7Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±8.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Searsburg and Plainfield 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 |
$61,071±$49kLowest 25% below VT |
| Plainfield and Searsburg 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 |
$171,400±$39kLowest 46% 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 |
$2,167Lowest 57% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 3.7% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 9%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.7%±5.3Lowest 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.