Compare towns
Randolph vs Dover vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most renters (46.4% rent).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
Plainfield has the most kids (16.3% under 18).
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 | Randolph | Dover | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,007Highest |
1,466 |
1,314Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.5±7.7 17% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
48.1±5.5Lowest 12% above VT |
| Dover and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11%±5 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.3%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,069±$11kHighest 8% below VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
| Randolph and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,400±$25kLowest 26% below VT |
$332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Dover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,095±$198 11% below VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
| Plainfield and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,507Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.3%±20.8 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 17.7%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Randolph 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — |
| High school 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.