Compare towns
Guilford vs Plainfield vs Grand Isle
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guilford has the most affordable homes ($313k median).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Grand Isle has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | Guilford | Plainfield | Grand Isle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,461Highest |
1,314Lowest |
2,192 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.7±5.2 8% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
43.3±2.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Grand Isle and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Guilford and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Guilford and Grand Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,243±$6k 7% below VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$100,846±$22kHighest 24% above VT |
| Grand Isle and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,600±$39kLowest about the VT average |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$398,600±$33kHighest 26% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,283±$273 4% above VT |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
$1,363±$530Highest 10% above VT |
| Grand Isle and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,827Highest 16% above VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
$5,453 8% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±19.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.8%±23.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Grand Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
86.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.3%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Grand Isle and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.