Compare towns
Lee vs Plainfield vs Windsor vs Lenox
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lee has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Windsor has the youngest population (median age 44.8).
Lenox has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Lee | Plainfield | Windsor | Lenox |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 5,719Highest |
616Lowest |
1,065 |
5,079 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% MA: +7.4% |
-2.3% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.2±5.8 38% above MA |
50.6±9.5 27% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
60.1±4.3Highest 50% above MA |
| Lenox and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±4.1 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+ | 33.4%±6.1 MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
40.1%±7.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Lenox and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1% MA: 47.3% |
52.6% MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $83,750±$13k 19% below MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
$106,080±$31k about the MA average |
| Windsor and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,700±$19k 37% below MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
$466,700±$43kHighest 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$212Highest 22% below MA |
$1,292±$558 27% below MA |
— | $1,091±$238Lowest 38% below MA |
| Lee and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,980 34% below MA |
$4,458 26% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$5,299Highest 12% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±21.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.2%±18.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Lee and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
71.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 5 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 38% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
23 min 22% below MA |
| Work from home | 16.4%±7.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #209 of 282 in MA | — | — | #90 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lee | — | — | Lenox |
| High school in town | Lee Middle/High School | — | — | Lenox Memorial High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2Highest |
— | — | 7.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.