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Plainfield vs Poultney vs Stratton vs Marshfield
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 oldest population (median age 48.1).
Poultney has the most renters (43.3% rent).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Poultney | Stratton | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,314 |
1,033 |
532Lowest |
1,863Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
-33.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
28.2±4.5Lowest 35% below VT |
31.5±4.1 27% below VT |
38.7±6.1 10% below VT |
| Plainfield and Marshfield 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% |
16.8%±5 VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Marshfield 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% |
21.1%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.4% VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
38.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
22.1%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$70,536±$11k 13% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$196,600±$43kLowest 38% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$214,100±$37k 32% below VT |
| Stratton 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 |
$868±$113Lowest 30% below VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
$1,317±$126Highest 7% above VT |
| Marshfield and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$3,450Lowest 32% below VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
$3,668 27% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
23.2%±12.4 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Marshfield 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% |
11.4% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9% VT: 73.2% |
56.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 min 33% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
29 min 23% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Plainfield 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 | — | #41 of 70 in VT | — | — |
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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.