Compare towns
Worcester vs Enosburgh vs Middlebury vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Worcester has the most people working from home (23.6%).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Plainfield has the oldest population (median age 48.1).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Worcester | Enosburgh | Middlebury | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 831Lowest |
2,804 |
9,175Highest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±2.7 9% above VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
| Plainfield and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Plainfield and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±4.7 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,833±$18k 9% below VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
| Middlebury and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,100±$27k 14% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,023±$136 17% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
$1,153±$103 7% below VT |
| Middlebury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,421 12% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 22% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Worcester and Middlebury 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 | — | #26 of 70 in VT | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Lowest |
12.6Highest |
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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.