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Weybridge 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
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($318k median).
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 | Weybridge | Windham | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781 |
594Lowest |
1,314Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
| Weybridge and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Windham 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% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge and Windham 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% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Weybridge and Plainfield 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 |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Weybridge and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
— | $1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
| Weybridge and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest 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% |
9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5Lowest 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. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.