Compare towns
Gill 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
Gill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Windsor has the highest household income ($116k).
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 | Gill | Plainfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,740Highest |
616Lowest |
1,065 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6Lowest 9% above MA |
50.6±9.5Highest 27% above MA |
44.8±6.4 12% above MA |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±8.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Gill and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,208±$14k 13% below MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$17k 39% below MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$389,700±$32kHighest 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$246Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,292±$558Highest 27% below MA |
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| Plainfield and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,318 28% below MA |
$4,458Highest 26% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Gill and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 29% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Gill-Montague | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.