Compare towns
Plainfield vs Whiting vs Dummerston
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 oldest population (median age 48.1).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
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 | Whiting | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314 |
532Lowest |
2,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
| Plainfield and Dummerston 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% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Dummerston 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% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston 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% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Whiting 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 |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
| Dummerston and Whiting 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 |
$280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
| Dummerston 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 7% below VT |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Dummerston and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Whiting 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% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 min 7% below VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.