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Plainfield vs Pomfret vs Bakersfield
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 kids (16.3% under 18).
Pomfret has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Bakersfield has the most homeowners (94%).
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 | Pomfret | Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Highest |
908Lowest |
1,109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
46.4±8Lowest 8% above VT |
| Pomfret 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% |
15.4%±6 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Bakersfield 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% |
58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield 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 |
$84,229±$8kHighest 4% above VT |
$83,462±$18k about the VT average |
| Pomfret and Bakersfield 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 |
$399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
$271,300±$19kLowest 14% below VT |
| Pomfret 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 |
$1,170±$98 5% below VT |
$1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Pomfret 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 |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$3,823Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4 VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Pomfret 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% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1970 6 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.