Compare towns
Brookfield vs Randolph vs Weston 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 kids (18.8% under 18).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Weston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
Plainfield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1955).
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 | Randolph | Weston | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,486 |
4,843Highest |
685Lowest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9 9% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
| Weston 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% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3% VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Weston 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 |
$278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
| Weston and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,698 7% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Randolph 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% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Brookfield 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.