Compare towns
Peacham vs Topsham vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peacham has the most people working from home (24.2%).
Topsham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Peacham | Topsham | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 887Lowest |
999 |
1,314Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.1±5.7Highest 16% above VT |
50.1±5.9Highest 16% above VT |
48.1±5.5Lowest 12% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Peacham and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±4.8 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Peacham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,000±$28kHighest 11% above VT |
$72,308±$60k 11% below VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Peacham and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,000±$64k 5% below VT |
$222,900±$56kLowest 30% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,028±$248 17% below VT |
$908±$398Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
| Plainfield and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,605Highest 11% above VT |
$4,006Lowest 21% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±17.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
91.9%±28.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Topsham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
18.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 24.2%±16.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Peacham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Peacham School District | Waits River Union High District #36 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.