Compare towns
Guilford vs Tunbridge vs Plainfield
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 renters (19.9% rent).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
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 | Guilford | Tunbridge | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,461Highest |
1,253Lowest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.7±5.2 8% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
| 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% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge 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% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 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% VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Guilford 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 |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Tunbridge 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 |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,283±$273 4% above VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
| Tunbridge 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 |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±19.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 16.7%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge 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 | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — |
| 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.