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Elmore vs Randolph vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Elmore has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
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 | Elmore | Randolph | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 964Lowest |
4,843Highest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45±3.5 4% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
| Plainfield and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Elmore and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8% VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,750±$24kHighest 22% above VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Elmore and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,800±$47k about the VT average |
$278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$263Highest about the VT average |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
| Elmore and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,066Highest about the VT average |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±65.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 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 | 3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 25% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Randolph 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 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | 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.