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Danby vs Enosburgh vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danby has the highest household income ($77k).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
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 | Danby | Enosburgh | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,133Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8Highest 22% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
| Danby and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Danby and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$13kHighest 5% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
| Danby and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$852±$87 31% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,543 10% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Danby 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 | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.