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Windham vs Hyde Park 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 most people working from home (20.5%).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Plainfield has the oldest population (median age 48.1).
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 | Hyde Park | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594 |
513Lowest |
1,314Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
| Plainfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
| Windham and Hyde Park 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 |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Hyde Park 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% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest 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 | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.