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Plainfield vs Randolph vs Warren
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 housing (typical home built 1955).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Lowest |
4,843Highest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren 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% |
17.3%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Randolph 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% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren 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% VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
| Warren 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±$34k about the VT average |
$278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806 5% below VT |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest 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% |
7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
21 min 12% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| 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.