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Andover vs Barnard vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($318k 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 | Andover | Barnard | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,211 |
1,314Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
| Andover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Andover and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Andover and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
$97,581±$19k 20% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Andover and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68k 21% above VT |
$402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
| Barnard and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
$1,372±$80 11% above VT |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
| Andover and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190 about the VT average |
$6,038Highest 20% above VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1 VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.