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Athens vs Plainfield vs Vershire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Athens has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
Vershire has the most kids (19.1% 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 | Athens | Plainfield | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 431Lowest |
1,314Highest |
842 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.3±6.5 10% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
45.7±9.3Lowest 6% above VT |
| Plainfield and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Vershire and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Vershire and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$71,618±$12kHighest 12% below VT |
| Vershire and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$32k 24% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$537 9% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$1,117±$80Lowest 9% below VT |
| Plainfield and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,438Highest 8% above VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$4,640Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±39Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
81.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 min 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Athens and Plainfield 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.