Compare towns
Claremont vs Windsor vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Plainfield has the most expensive homes ($442k median).
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 | Claremont | Windsor | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,078Highest |
2,060Lowest |
2,522 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±3.5 10% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Highest 15% above U.S. |
38.9±6.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Windsor and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
23.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,096±$8k 27% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$122,656±$13kHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $204,600±$17k 39% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$442,400±$47kHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,146±$83 19% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,674±$181Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,774 85% above U.S. |
$4,878Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$7,904Highest 153% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.6%±12.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.8%±23.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Claremont and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 8% below U.S. |
22 min 16% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±8.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Claremont 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 | #103 of 120 in NH | #61 of 70 in VT | #19 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Claremont School District | — | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Stevens High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.