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Groton vs Hancock vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the most homeowners (94.4%).
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% 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 | Groton | Hancock | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 967 |
435Lowest |
1,314Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.8 6% above VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
| Plainfield and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3 VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Plainfield and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1% VT: 43.8% |
34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Groton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,250±$14kHighest 5% below VT |
$76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Groton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,000±$70k 23% below VT |
$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $288±$151Lowest 77% below VT |
$939±$19 24% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,659 27% below VT |
$3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.5%±72.9 VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.5%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 minHighest 29% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7 VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.