Compare towns
Ira vs Plainfield vs Worcester vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most kids (16.3% under 18).
Worcester has the most people working from home (23.6%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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 | Ira | Plainfield | Worcester | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 381 |
1,314Highest |
831 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
47±2.7Lowest 9% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Worcester 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%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Worcester and Ira 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 |
$73,833±$18kHighest 9% below VT |
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| Worcester 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±$18k 14% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$271,100±$27kLowest 14% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Mount Tabor 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±$103 7% below VT |
$1,023±$136 17% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$4,421 12% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37 VT: 48.4% |
0%±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% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
29 min 22% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Worcester and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.