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Groton vs Plainfield vs Sandgate
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 highest household income ($77k).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
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 | Plainfield | Sandgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 967 |
1,314Highest |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.7±5.8Lowest 6% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
| Sandgate and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate and Plainfield 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% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Groton and Sandgate 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 |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
| Groton and Plainfield 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 |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
| 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 |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,659 27% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.5%±72.9 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 29% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Plainfield 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.