Compare towns
Leyden vs Mendon vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leyden has the oldest population (median age 53.2).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.7%).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Leyden | Mendon | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 637 |
6,325Highest |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
44.1±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
50.6±9.5 27% above MA |
| Leyden and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.6%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.9% MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,893±$13k about the MA average |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
| Mendon and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,900±$24k 34% below MA |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$451Highest 9% above MA |
$1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$1,292±$558Lowest 27% below MA |
| Leyden and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,651 22% below MA |
$7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$4,458Lowest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±100 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% MA: 10% |
7.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 12% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 11%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Mendon 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 | — | #210 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Mendon-Upton | — |
| 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.