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Florida vs Plainfield vs Middlefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Florida has the most affordable homes ($247k median).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Middlefield has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Florida | Plainfield | Middlefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 668Highest |
616 |
352Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7% MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-26.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±4.4 40% above MA |
50.6±9.5Lowest 27% above MA |
56.9±3.7Highest 42% above MA |
| Middlefield and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
4.5%±9.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Plainfield and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1 MA: 17.9% |
28.7%±8.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Florida and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.6 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±4.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,875±$17k 16% below MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$103,750±$23kHighest about the MA average |
| Middlefield and Florida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $246,800±$19kLowest 56% below MA |
$309,000±$47k 45% below MA |
$332,800±$48kHighest 41% below MA |
| Middlefield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $867±$256Lowest 51% below MA |
$1,292±$558 27% below MA |
$2,625±$1kHighest 49% above MA |
| Middlefield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,894Lowest 68% below MA |
$4,458 26% below MA |
$4,926Highest 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Middlefield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
12.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
94.1% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 10% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
13.2%±9.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Middlefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Florida | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.