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Dorset vs Plainfield vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($318k median).
Underhill has the youngest population (median age 38.1).
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 | Dorset | Plainfield | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,092 |
1,314Lowest |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Plainfield and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±5.5 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dorset and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$92,267±$54k 14% above VT |
| Dorset and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
$446,000±$24k 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
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| Dorset and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
$6,697 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 8% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Underhill 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 | — | — | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.