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Plainfield vs Windham vs Addison vs Marshfield
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).
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
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 | Windham | Addison | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,314 |
594Lowest |
1,175 |
1,863Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
38.7±6.1Lowest 10% below VT |
| Addison 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 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Addison 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% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Windham 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 VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
40.2% VT: 43.8% |
38.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$60,313±$10kLowest 26% below VT |
| Addison and Windham 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 |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$214,100±$37kLowest 32% below VT |
| Addison and Windham 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 |
— | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,317±$126 7% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806 5% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,831 16% above VT |
$3,668Lowest 27% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
65.7%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Marshfield 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% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
29 minHighest 23% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.