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Brookfield vs Hinesburg vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Hinesburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.9%).
Plainfield has the most affordable 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 | Brookfield | Hinesburg | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486 |
4,718Highest |
1,314Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Lowest 9% above VT |
50.1±5.2Highest 16% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
| Hinesburg and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Hinesburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.8%±7.3 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Hinesburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
64.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$112,539±$18kHighest 39% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Hinesburg and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15k 7% above VT |
$463,400±$51kHighest 46% above VT |
$318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,651±$155Highest 34% above VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
$7,667Highest 52% above VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.2%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Hinesburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.5% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.6% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
20 minLowest 17% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.6%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Hinesburg 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 | — | #4 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Champlain Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.5 |
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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.