Compare towns
Plainfield vs Sharon vs Enosburgh
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%).
Sharon has the highest household income ($84k).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k 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 | Sharon | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Lowest |
1,577 |
2,804Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Plainfield and Sharon 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% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sharon 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% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh 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 |
$84,375±$17kHighest 4% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Sharon 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±$34k about the VT average |
$346,700±$37kHighest 10% above VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
| Sharon and Plainfield 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 |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Sharon and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806 5% below VT |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Enosburgh 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% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 12% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Sharon 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 | — | — | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Sharon School District | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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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.