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Plainfield is a tiny town of 450 people in Washington County, Vermont. It's about 42 miles from Burlington, VT and 152 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 106 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $1k a month.
450people
$244kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
80° / 25°Summer / winter
106"Snow
177Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 450
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 951 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Boston, MA
- 42 mi to Burlington, VT
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,541/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 177 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 188 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 106" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,090 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BTV airport
- 114 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 906 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+43 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.