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Ryegate vs Windham vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Ryegate | Windham | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,059 |
594Lowest |
1,314Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
| Plainfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Ryegate and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
— | $1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
| Plainfield and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.