Compare towns
Plainfield vs Townshend vs Londonderry
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 kids (16.3% under 18).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Londonderry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Townshend | Londonderry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314Lowest |
1,538 |
1,873Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5Lowest 12% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
51.2±2.8 19% above VT |
| Townshend and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6 VT: 17.9% |
11.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Townshend 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% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Londonderry 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% VT: 43.8% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Londonderry 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 15% below VT |
$78,750±$29k 3% below VT |
$85,179±$21kHighest 5% above VT |
| Londonderry and Townshend 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 |
$287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
$346,300±$55kHighest 9% above VT |
| Londonderry and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$1,074±$80 13% below VT |
$1,014±$731Lowest 18% below VT |
| Plainfield and Townshend 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 |
$5,364Highest 6% above VT |
$5,162 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1 VT: 48.4% |
48.1%±29.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
2.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.6% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
24 min 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1 |
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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.