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Windham vs Dover vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
Dover has the most people working from home (23.2%).
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 | Windham | Dover | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,466Highest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
| Dover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Dover and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
| Windham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — |
| 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.