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Plainfield vs Richford vs Vernon
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%).
Richford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
Vernon has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Richford | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Lowest |
2,467 |
2,709Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
39±3.6Lowest 10% below VT |
42.6±5.4 about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Vernon 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% |
21.8%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Richford 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% |
23.4%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Richford and Vernon 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% |
20.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
26.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
6.4%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
3%±1.7 VT: 7% |
| Richford and Vernon 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 |
$56,853±$13kLowest 30% below VT |
$85,682±$9kHighest 6% above VT |
| Vernon 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 |
$176,600±$16kLowest 44% below VT |
$285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
| Plainfield and Vernon 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 |
$1,160±$66Highest 6% below VT |
$1,023±$214Lowest 17% below VT |
| Richford and Plainfield 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 |
$3,300Lowest 35% below VT |
$5,191Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
55.1%±15.9 VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Richford 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% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
70.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±3.9 VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Richford 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 | — | — | #30 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | — | Richford Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.1 |
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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.