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Poultney vs Plainfield vs East Poultney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Poultney has the most renters (43.3% rent).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($155k median).
East Poultney has the most people working from home (28%).
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 | Poultney | Plainfield | East Poultney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,033Highest |
1,016 |
176Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -33.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 28.2±4.5Lowest 28% below U.S. |
34.5±6.6 11% below U.S. |
70.2±13.7Highest 80% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
0%±16.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Poultney and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±6.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
71%±6.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 22.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
14.9%±11.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Poultney and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,536±$11kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$70,673±$6k 12% below U.S. |
$73,059±$22kHighest 10% below U.S. |
| East Poultney and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,600±$43k 41% below U.S. |
$155,100±$17kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$225,000±$19kHighest 32% below U.S. |
| East Poultney and Poultney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $868±$113Highest 39% below U.S. |
$750±$207Lowest 47% below U.S. |
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| Poultney and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,450 11% above U.S. |
$2,667Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$3,500Highest 12% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.2%±12.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
40.6%±43.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Poultney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 19% above U.S. |
29 minLowest 11% above U.S. |
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| Work from home | 11.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
28%±24.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| East Poultney and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #41 of 70 in VT | — | — |
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U.S. 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.