Compare towns
Brookfield vs Panton vs Plainfield vs Roxbury
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 highest household income ($99k).
Panton has the most expensive homes ($438k median).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($243k 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 | Panton | Plainfield | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,486Highest |
690Lowest |
1,314 |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7% VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9 9% above VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Plainfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Panton 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% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3% VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
| Brookfield and Panton 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 |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306 21% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560 10% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.