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Plymouth vs Pomfret vs Killington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plymouth has the most affordable homes ($338k median).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).
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 | Plymouth | Pomfret | Killington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 533Lowest |
908Highest |
785 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+73.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.2±9.6Lowest 21% above VT |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
52.8±4.2 23% above VT |
| Pomfret and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±6.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6 VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Plymouth and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.6%±10.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5 VT: 21.4% |
21%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Plymouth and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
57.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.9 VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±5.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Killington and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,614±$8kHighest 8% above VT |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
$81,250±$39kLowest about the VT average |
| Plymouth and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,900±$21kLowest 7% above VT |
$399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
$488,400±$85kHighest 54% above VT |
| Killington and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,299±$171Highest 5% above VT |
$1,170±$98Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,286±$483 4% above VT |
| Plymouth and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,585Lowest 11% above VT |
$6,722 33% above VT |
$6,827Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±53 VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±25.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Killington and Plymouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78% VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
74.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 4% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 16%±5.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.7%±10.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.