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Tunbridge vs Plainfield vs Craftsbury

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($442k median).
Craftsbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.4%).

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.

MeasureTunbridgePlainfieldCraftsbury
People
Population
1,253Lowest
2,522Highest
1,352
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+11.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.7±8.3Highest
10% above U.S.
38.9±6.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
41.5±4.6
7% above U.S.
Tunbridge and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.2%±4.2
U.S.: 22%
Plainfield and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.9%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.7%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Craftsbury and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
12.4%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,464±$26k
11% above U.S.
$122,656±$13kHighest
52% above U.S.
$83,672±$16kLowest
4% above U.S.
Plainfield and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,300±$23k
5% below U.S.
$442,400±$47kHighest
33% above U.S.
$270,500±$44kLowest
19% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,346±$128
5% below U.S.
$1,674±$181Highest
18% above U.S.
$1,091±$184Lowest
23% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,645
49% above U.S.
$7,904Highest
153% above U.S.
$4,164Lowest
34% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±23.1
U.S.: 51.1%
29.9%±29.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
27 min
3% above U.S.
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±8.5
U.S.: 15.1%
12.5%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Tunbridge 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 — #19 of 120 in NH —
School district First Branch Unified School District #82 Plainfield School District —
High school in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.