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Sheffield vs Plainfield vs East Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sheffield has the most kids (34.7% under 18).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($318k median).
East Haven has the most homeowners (93.9%).
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 | Sheffield | Plainfield | East Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 190Lowest |
1,314Highest |
225 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 32.5±2.3Lowest 25% below VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
47±11.8 9% above VT |
| Plainfield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 34.7%±13.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.1%±11.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.2%±14Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±12.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Plainfield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±5.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
0%±6.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,795±$12k 19% below VT |
$69,250±$31kHighest 15% below VT |
$38,438±$31kLowest 53% below VT |
| Plainfield and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$70kLowest 61% below VT |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$146,900±$65k 54% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$563Highest about the VT average |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
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| Sheffield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,714Lowest 66% below VT |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$2,364 53% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
50%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Sheffield 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.