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Ira vs Plainfield vs Rupert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
Plainfield has the most kids (16.3% under 18).
Rupert has the highest household income ($88k).
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 | Ira | Plainfield | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
1,314Highest |
676 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
48.1±5.5Lowest 12% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
| Rupert and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$88,229±$36kHighest 9% above VT |
| Rupert and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
| Rupert and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 20% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rupert 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.