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Barnet vs Cabot vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barnet has the most affordable homes ($248k median).
Cabot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Plainfield has the most expensive 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 | Barnet | Cabot | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
1,579 |
1,314Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
| Plainfield and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Cabot and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
$77,031±$16kHighest 5% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
| Cabot and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,900±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
| Cabot and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — | — |
| 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.