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Poultney vs Plainfield vs Stratton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering PoultneyEast Poultney
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Poultney has the most affordable homes ($197k median).
Plainfield has the oldest population (median age 48.1).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,033 |
1,314Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -33.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 28.2±4.5Lowest 35% below VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
31.5±4.1 27% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±5 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Poultney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 22.1%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,536±$11k 13% below VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,600±$43kLowest 38% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
| Stratton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $868±$113Lowest 30% below VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
| Stratton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,450Lowest 32% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.2%±12.4 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| 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% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 33% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Poultney 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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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.