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Maynard vs Maynard vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($309k median).
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 | Maynard | Maynard | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,712Highest |
10,712Highest |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.3Lowest 13% above MA |
45.3±4.3Lowest 13% above MA |
50.6±9.5Highest 27% above MA |
| Plainfield and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Plainfield and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,067±$16kHighest 19% above MA |
$124,067±$16kHighest 19% above MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $527,400±$31kHighest 6% below MA |
$527,400±$31kHighest 6% below MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$148Highest about the MA average |
$1,800±$148Highest about the MA average |
$1,292±$558Lowest 27% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,266Highest 38% above MA |
$8,266Highest 38% above MA |
$4,458Lowest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±9.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 9% above MA |
32 minLowest 9% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.9%±7.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Maynard 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 | #166 of 282 in MA | #166 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Maynard | — |
| High school in town | — | Maynard High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.7 |
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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.