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Barnet vs Peacham 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).
Peacham has the most people working from home (24.2%).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
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 | Peacham | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
887Lowest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3Lowest 11% above VT |
50.1±5.7Highest 16% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
| Peacham and Plainfield 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% |
20.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.8%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Peacham and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Peacham 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 |
$90,000±$28kHighest 11% above VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
| Peacham 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 |
$302,000±$64k 5% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Peacham 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 |
$1,028±$248 17% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
| Plainfield and Peacham 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 |
$5,605Highest 11% above VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Peacham 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% |
10.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
76.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.2%±16.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Peacham 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 | Peacham School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.