Compare towns
Middlesex vs Morristown vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Morristown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Plainfield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1955).
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 | Middlesex | Morristown | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943 |
5,722Highest |
1,314Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
47.8±4.6 11% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
| Plainfield and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Morristown and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Morristown and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
| Middlesex and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$298,600±$48kLowest 6% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Middlesex and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,214±$123 about the VT average |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
| Middlesex and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,838 4% below VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.8% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #35 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Peoples Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.4 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.