Compare towns
Huntington vs Waitsfield vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Huntington has the highest household income ($94k).
Waitsfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($318k 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 | Huntington | Waitsfield | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,853 |
1,918Highest |
1,314Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.9 10% above VT |
44.3±5.3Lowest about the VT average |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
| Plainfield and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
23.8%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Waitsfield and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Waitsfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8% VT: 43.8% |
63.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.8%±3Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,497±$3kHighest 16% above VT |
$84,375±$34k 4% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Huntington and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,300±$28k 7% above VT |
$422,400±$92kHighest 33% above VT |
$318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
| Waitsfield and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $986±$511Lowest 20% below VT |
$1,200±$821Highest about the VT average |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
| Waitsfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,570 11% above VT |
$6,208Highest 23% above VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.9%±14Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.4%±30.6 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80% VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 35% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 16.8%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
19%±6.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield and Huntington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| 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.