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Plainfield vs Ryegate vs Braintree
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 expensive homes ($318k median).
Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
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 | Ryegate | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Highest |
1,059 |
1,026Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate 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% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ryegate 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 |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
$79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
| Braintree 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 |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$908±$236 26% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Plainfield and Ryegate 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 |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
$3,908 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.