Compare towns
Montgomery vs Weybridge vs Rochester vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montgomery has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
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 | Montgomery | Weybridge | Rochester | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,047 |
781Lowest |
1,389Highest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.5±11.3 19% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
53.3±7.6Highest 24% above VT |
48.1±5.5Lowest 12% above VT |
| Rochester and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.8% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $53,289±$24kLowest 34% below VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$72,676±$8k 11% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,200±$45k about the VT average |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $868±$209Lowest 30% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
$929±$158 25% below VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
| Weybridge and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,326 14% below VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$3,977Lowest 21% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 58% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 16%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.