2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Plainfield, VT vs Montpelier, VT

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Highlights
- Household income in Montpelier, is 50% more than it is in Plainfield and is 3% above the National Average.
- Plainfield unemployment rate is 3.1%.
- Montpelier unemployment rate is 2.8%.
 Plainfield, VTMontpelier, VTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,699  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$71,163$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,792  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Plainfield, VTMontpelier, VTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K18.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Plainfield, VTMontpelier, VTUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.4%6.5%
 Community, social services4.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock5.7%1.2%
 Education, library15.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support8.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.8%13.1%
Reviews for Plainfield    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

This is a nice little town, 13 miles from Montpelier, another little town. It has a wonderful library and a great sense of community. There are nice hiking trails in  More

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Reviews for Montpelier    1 Reviews

As a life-long New Englander (raised in Massachusetts; lived in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Vermont) you would think I must love cold weather, snow and clouds, but the  More

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