Compare towns
Plainfield vs Salisbury vs Springfield
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%).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k 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 | Salisbury | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314 |
1,200Lowest |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Salisbury and Plainfield 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% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Springfield and Salisbury 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% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Springfield 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 |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
| Salisbury 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 |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Plainfield and Salisbury 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 |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
| Salisbury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Springfield 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% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1967Highest 9 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Springfield 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 | — | — | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.3 |
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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.