Compare towns
Peacham vs Underhill 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%).
Underhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Underhill | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 887Lowest |
3,141Highest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.1±5.7Highest 16% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
| Peacham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Peacham 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% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Peacham and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,000±$28k 11% above VT |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Underhill and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,000±$64kLowest 5% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,028±$248Lowest 17% 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 | $5,605 11% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 24.2%±16.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Peacham and Underhill 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 | — | #2 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Peacham School District | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| 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.