Compare towns
Glover vs Pawlet vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Pawlet has the most people working from home (20.4%).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Glover | Pawlet | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051Lowest |
1,480Highest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
47.9±7.5Lowest 11% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
| Glover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.3%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pawlet and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.5% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±2.9 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Glover and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18kHighest 9% below VT |
$62,273±$14kLowest 23% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
| Glover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
$266,200±$44k 16% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,153±$215Highest 7% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$3,924 22% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.6%±21.3 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.8% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 8 yrs older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
33 min 40% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
20.4%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pawlet and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Mettawee School District #84 | — |
| 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.