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Kirby vs Plainfield vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Plainfield has the oldest population (median age 48.1).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($243k 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 | Kirby | Plainfield | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 756Lowest |
1,314Highest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1 10% below VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Plainfield and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Plainfield and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.4% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$73,214±$22kHighest 10% below VT |
| Roxbury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,900±$63k 4% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
| Plainfield and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
| Kirby and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,597 9% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 43% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby 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.