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Newark vs Plainfield vs Westmore
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k median).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Westmore has the highest household income ($87k).
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 | Newark | Plainfield | Westmore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727 |
1,314Highest |
465Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
51.5±11.5Highest 19% above VT |
| Westmore and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
28%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westmore and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Westmore and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$87,188±$11kHighest 7% above VT |
| Westmore and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$330,000±$137kHighest 4% above VT |
| Westmore and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$1,050±$820Lowest 15% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$5,357Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
35%±94.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 44% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.