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Plainfield vs Whitingham vs Newark
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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
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 | Whitingham | Newark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314 |
1,368Highest |
727Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Plainfield and Whitingham 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% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Whitingham 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% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Whitingham 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 |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$72,929±$7kHighest 10% below VT |
| Newark and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
| Plainfield and Whitingham 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 |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806 5% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
$3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
34 min 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.