Compare towns
Plainfield vs Middlesex vs Chittenden
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 renters (19.1% rent).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Chittenden has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
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 | Middlesex | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Lowest |
1,943Highest |
1,318 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
50.8±6.3Highest 18% above VT |
| Chittenden and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Plainfield 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% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Chittenden and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
51.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Chittenden 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 |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$106,250±$28k 31% above VT |
| Middlesex and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
| Middlesex and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,125±$488Lowest 9% below VT |
| Middlesex and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,346 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Chittenden 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Plainfield 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 | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| 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.