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Newfane vs Plainfield vs Albany
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfane has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Albany has the most affordable homes ($212k 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 | Newfane | Plainfield | Albany |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 141 |
1,314Highest |
135Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 30.8±12Lowest 29% below VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
42.9±14 about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±16.4 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.7%±11.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Albany and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±19.9 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.1%±19.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Plainfield and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±11.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0.7%±7.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Newfane and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,938±$84kHighest 6% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
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| Newfane and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $347,400±$55kHighest 10% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$211,800±$56kLowest 33% below VT |
| Newfane and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,083±$331Lowest 12% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
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| Plainfield and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,833Highest 16% above VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$2,867Lowest 43% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Plainfield and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955Highest 21 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 49% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
20 min 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.1%±14.2 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
9%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Newfane 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.