What stands out worked out from the figures below

West Haven has the highest household income ($85k).

Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	West Haven	Plainfield
People
Population	234Lowest	1,314Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-0.6% VT: +2.8%
Median age	54±10.5Highest 25% above VT	48.1±5.5Lowest 12% above VT
	West Haven and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.5%±13.3Highest VT: 17.9%	16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9%
	West Haven and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	29.9%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4%	21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8%	48.2%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 7%	2.1%±1.3Highest VT: 7%
	Plainfield and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$85,250±$29kHighest 5% above VT	$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT
	West Haven and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$245,000±$34kLowest 23% below VT	$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,153±$103 7% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,485Lowest 11% below VT	$4,806Highest 5% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4%
	Plainfield and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.3%Lowest VT: 10.1%	11.6%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.3%Highest VT: 73.2%	80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT	1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minHighest 8% above VT	24 minLowest about the VT average
Work from home	10.4%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9%	16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9%
	Plainfield and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.