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Weybridge vs Plainfield vs Strafford vs Killington

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($318k median).
Strafford has the most kids (23% under 18).
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).

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.

MeasureWeybridgePlainfieldStraffordKillington
People
Population
781Lowest
1,314
1,372Highest
785
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
-0.6%
VT: +2.8%
-0.4%
VT: +2.8%
+73.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
51.6±3
20% above VT
48.1±5.5Lowest
12% above VT
51.4±4.7
19% above VT
52.8±4.2Highest
23% above VT
Killington and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19%±3.7
VT: 17.9%
16.3%±4.7
VT: 17.9%
23%±5.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
13.9%±5.8Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Strafford and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.2%±2.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
21.1%±3.5
VT: 21.4%
22.1%±3.4
VT: 21.4%
21%±5.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Weybridge and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
48.2%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
53.3%
VT: 43.8%
57.2%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.6
VT: 7%
2.1%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
5.1%±2.6
VT: 7%
6.5%±5.8Highest
VT: 7%
Killington and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$118,083±$18kHighest
45% above VT
$69,250±$31kLowest
15% below VT
$110,833±$19k
36% above VT
$81,250±$39k
about the VT average
Weybridge and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$419,900±$35k
33% above VT
$318,400±$34kLowest
about the VT average
$431,300±$40k
36% above VT
$488,400±$85kHighest
54% above VT
Killington and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,227±$508
about the VT average
$1,153±$103
7% below VT
$1,125±$789Lowest
9% below VT
$1,286±$483Highest
4% above VT
Killington and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,117
21% above VT
$4,806Lowest
5% below VT
$7,149Highest
42% above VT
$6,827
35% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
65.4%±30.7
VT: 48.4%
73.2%±53.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
44.6%±48Lowest
VT: 48.4%
49%±25.8
VT: 48.4%
Plainfield and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.4%
VT: 10.1%
11.6%Highest
VT: 10.1%
5.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
5.3%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%
VT: 73.2%
80.9%
VT: 73.2%
88.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
74.5%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
same as VT
1955Lowest
21 yrs older than VT
1980
4 yrs newer than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
18 min
24% below VT
24 minHighest
about the VT average
23 min
about the VT average
16 minLowest
33% below VT
Work from home
15%±4.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
16.4%±4.4
VT: 16.9%
16.1%±4.3
VT: 16.9%
24.7%±10.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
Killington and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 — Strafford School District Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76
High school in town None in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet 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.