Compare towns
Andover vs Plainfield vs Randolph
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%).
Plainfield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1955).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
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 | Plainfield | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,314 |
4,843Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below 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% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Randolph and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
| Andover and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
| Andover and Plainfield 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 |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
| Andover and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190Highest about the VT average |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 7% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #55 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | — | Randolph Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.4 |
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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.