Compare towns
Plainfield vs Enosburgh vs Barnet
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 most expensive homes ($318k median).
Enosburgh has the youngest population (median age 40.6).
Barnet has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
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 | Enosburgh | Barnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Lowest |
2,804Highest |
1,855 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
| Plainfield and Barnet 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% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,250±$31kHighest 15% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$67,386±$15k 17% below VT |
| Plainfield and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$247,900±$24k 22% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$974±$72 21% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$4,489 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Barnet 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 | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.