Compare towns
Cavendish vs Plainfield vs Dummerston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cavendish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.8%).
Plainfield has the oldest population (median age 48.1).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Cavendish | Plainfield | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,242Lowest |
1,314 |
2,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.9Lowest 5% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
| Plainfield and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±2 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,063±$29k 10% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
| Dummerston and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$40kLowest 10% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
| Dummerston and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Dummerston 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% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
21 min 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 18 photos → | 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.