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Pownal vs Plainfield vs Weathersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pownal has the most homeowners (92.6%).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
Weathersfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Pownal | Plainfield | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,265Highest |
1,314Lowest |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49±9.1Highest 14% above VT |
48.1±5.5Lowest 12% above VT |
48.3±5.4 12% above VT |
| Pownal and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weathersfield and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±6.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Pownal and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,163±$21kLowest 21% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$83,095±$12kHighest about the VT average |
| Weathersfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,600±$32k 19% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$252,700±$50kLowest 20% below VT |
| Plainfield and Pownal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $944±$139Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
$1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,560Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$4,540 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±18.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9 VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 min 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±6.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weathersfield and Pownal 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 | #67 of 70 in VT | — | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.