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Plainfield vs Cabot vs Middlesex
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Plainfield | Cabot | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Lowest |
1,579 |
1,943Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
| Plainfield and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Plainfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2% VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
| Middlesex and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
$1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
| Middlesex and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806 5% below VT |
$4,639Lowest 8% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.