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Plainfield vs Mount Tabor vs Groton
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 people working from home (16.4%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Groton has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
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 | Mount Tabor | Groton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Highest |
304Lowest |
967 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
45.7±5.8Lowest 6% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.3%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Groton 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.5%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
38.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±5.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Groton 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±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
— | $77,250±$14kHighest 5% below VT |
| Groton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$243,000±$70kLowest 23% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Plainfield 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 |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$288±$151Lowest 77% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806 5% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,659Lowest 27% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
12.5%±72.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Groton 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% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
6.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
30 min 29% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±7 VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.