Compare towns
Barnet vs Plainfield vs Springfield vs Ryegate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% 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 | Barnet | Plainfield | Springfield | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,855 |
1,314 |
9,084Highest |
1,059Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below 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% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate 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% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Ryegate and Springfield 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 |
$69,250±$31kHighest 15% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% 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 |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72 21% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489 11% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 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% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 16% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Springfield 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 | — | — | #64 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Springfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.3 |
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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.