Compare towns
Plainfield vs Warren vs Ripton vs Montgomery
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).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Montgomery has the most renters (19.3% rent).
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 | Warren | Ripton | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,314 |
1,585Highest |
508Lowest |
1,047 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+16% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
51.5±11.3 19% above VT |
| Warren and Montgomery 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% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Montgomery 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% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Ripton 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% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$53,289±$24kLowest 34% below VT |
| Ripton and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$323,200±$45k about the VT average |
| Warren and Ripton 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 |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
— | $868±$209Lowest 30% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806 5% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$4,326Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Plainfield 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% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9% VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
37 minHighest 58% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.