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Worcester vs Plainfield vs Roxbury
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%).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Worcester | Plainfield | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 831Lowest |
1,314Highest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±2.7 9% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below 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%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Plainfield and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Worcester and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,833±$18kHighest 9% below VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
| Worcester and Roxbury 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 |
$318,400±$34kHighest about the VT average |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
| Plainfield and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,023±$136 17% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
| Plainfield and Worcester 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 |
$4,806Highest 5% below VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.5%±37 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Worcester 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% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 22% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Worcester and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.