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Devens vs Plainfield vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Devens has the highest household income ($189k).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.3%).
Windsor has the youngest population (median age 44.8).
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 | Devens | Plainfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,723Highest |
616Lowest |
1,065 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±4.3 22% above MA |
50.6±9.5Highest 27% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Plainfield and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 5.5%±3.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14%±5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.2 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $189,250±$63kHighest 82% above MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$115,563±$10k 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $556,800±$96kHighest about the MA average |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$539Highest 15% below MA |
$1,292±$558Lowest 27% below MA |
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| Devens and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,556Highest 7% below MA |
$4,458 26% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±64.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Devens and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest MA: 10% |
16.9% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 4% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 28.5%±11.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8 MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Devens and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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MA 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.