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Rochester vs Plainfield vs Enosburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% 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 | Rochester | Plainfield | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,389 |
1,314Lowest |
2,804Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.3±7.6Highest 24% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Rochester and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,676±$8kHighest 11% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
| Rochester and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $253,600±$81k 20% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
| Plainfield and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $929±$158 25% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Plainfield and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,977 21% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester 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 | — | — | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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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.