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Plainfield vs Roxbury vs Ryegate
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%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Ryegate has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
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 | Roxbury | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Highest |
942Lowest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Plainfield and Ryegate 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% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Ryegate 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% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ryegate 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% |
29.9% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Roxbury and Ryegate 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 |
$73,214±$22kHighest 10% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Roxbury 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 |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Plainfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Plainfield and Roxbury 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 |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 12% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
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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.