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Plainfield vs Randolph vs Windsor
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 homeowners (80.9%).
Randolph has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Windsor has the most kids (19.5% 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 | Randolph | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Lowest |
2,007 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
50.5±7.7Highest 17% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Randolph 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% |
11%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Plainfield 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% |
24.2%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Randolph 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% |
42.1% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
7.3%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Randolph 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±$31k 15% below VT |
$75,069±$11kHighest 8% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Randolph 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±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$235,400±$25k 26% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$1,095±$198 11% below VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Plainfield and Randolph 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 |
$4,507Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.3%±20.8 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Randolph 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% |
14.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
53.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Highest 21 yrs older than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
17.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Randolph 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | #61 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.