Compare towns
Plainfield vs Ryegate vs Sheffield
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%).
Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($172k 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 | Ryegate | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Highest |
1,059 |
573Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
42±8 about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Sheffield 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% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Sheffield 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% |
22.1%±1.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest 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% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Sheffield 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±$31kHighest 15% below VT |
$66,484±$15k 18% below VT |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
| Plainfield and Ryegate 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 |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
$967±$79 22% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$3,472 31% below VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Sheffield 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% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 18% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.