Compare towns
Plainfield vs Rupert vs Sandgate vs Windham
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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 44.2).
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 | Rupert | Sandgate | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,314Highest |
676 |
435Lowest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
55.7±5.4 29% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Rupert and Sandgate 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% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham 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% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Rupert and Sandgate 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% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Sandgate 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 |
$88,229±$36k 9% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Rupert 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 |
$362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rupert and Windham 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806 5% below VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Windham 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% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.