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Barnet vs Enosburgh 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 kids (21.6% under 18).
Enosburgh has the youngest population (median age 40.6).
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 | Enosburgh | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855 |
2,804Highest |
1,314Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 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%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Enosburgh 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% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh 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±$15k 17% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$69,250±$31kHighest 15% below VT |
| Plainfield and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,900±$24k 22% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72 21% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489 11% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Lowest 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% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Barnet 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 | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.