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Plainfield vs Randolph vs Elmore
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%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Elmore has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
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 | Elmore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314 |
4,843Highest |
964Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
45±3.5 4% above VT |
| Plainfield and Elmore 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% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Elmore and Randolph 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% |
22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph 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% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
47.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$98,750±$24kHighest 22% above VT |
| Elmore and Randolph 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 |
$278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$315,800±$47k about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Elmore 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 |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,225±$263Highest about the VT average |
| Elmore 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 |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$5,066Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
31.8%±65.8Lowest 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
29 minHighest 25% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Randolph 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 | — |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | Randolph Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.