Compare towns
Newfane vs Plainfield vs Dummerston
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 oldest population (median age 48.1).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 141Lowest |
1,314 |
2,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 30.8±12Lowest 29% below VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
| Plainfield and Dummerston 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% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±19.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Plainfield 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±11.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest 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±$84k 6% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
| Dummerston and Newfane 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±$34kLowest about the VT average |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
| Newfane and Dummerston 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±$103 7% below VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,833Highest 16% above VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Dummerston 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% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 12 minLowest 49% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
21 min 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.1%±14.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.