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Plainfield vs Sutton vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Sutton has the highest household income ($130k).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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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 | Sutton | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314 |
2,239Highest |
1,200Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5Lowest 24% above U.S. |
48.1±4.1Lowest 24% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Sutton 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Salisbury and Sutton 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
44.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Sutton 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±$31kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$130,313±$31kHighest 61% above U.S. |
$99,688±$21k 23% above U.S. |
| Sutton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,400±$34k 4% below U.S. |
$362,600±$16kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$306,900±$51kLowest 8% below U.S. |
| Sutton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$103Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,656±$614Highest 17% above U.S. |
$1,443±$984 about the U.S. average |
| Sutton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806Lowest 54% above U.S. |
$7,652Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,842 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.6%±47.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | Kearsarge Regional High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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U.S. 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.