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Guildhall vs Plainfield vs Sudbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Sudbury has the most expensive homes ($339k median).
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 | Guildhall | Plainfield | Sudbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 371Lowest |
1,314Highest |
679 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±7.8Lowest about the VT average |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
45.4±4.9 5% above VT |
| Plainfield and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.2%±7.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Guildhall and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±5.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Guildhall and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Sudbury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$100,208±$33k 23% above VT |
| Guildhall and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $321,200±$62k about the VT average |
$318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
$338,500±$49kHighest 7% above VT |
| Sudbury and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
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| Plainfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,625 8% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$4,205Lowest 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
3.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
50 minHighest 113% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.2%±9.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Sudbury 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.