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Newport vs Plainfield vs Derby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
Derby has the highest household income ($80k).
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 | Newport | Plainfield | Derby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,394 |
1,314Lowest |
4,537Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.3Lowest 8% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
51.6±2.1Highest 20% above VT |
| Derby and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.7%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.2%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Derby and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Newport and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,646±$12kLowest 33% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$80,250±$8kHighest about the VT average |
| Derby and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $179,400±$11kLowest 43% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$225,000±$10k 29% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$49Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$1,096±$118 11% below VT |
| Plainfield and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,036 20% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$3,449Lowest 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
45.8%±18.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
7.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 10 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newport 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 | #63 of 70 in VT | — | #52 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District | — | Derby School District · North Country Union Junior High School District |
| High school in town | North Country Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.