What stands out worked out from the figures below

Medfield has the most people working from home (36.6%).

Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Medfield	Plainfield
People
Population	13,068Lowest	15,141Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6.4% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	42.4±3Highest 9% above U.S.	37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S.
	Medfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	28.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22%	19.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22%
Age 65+	15.4%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	16.6%±2.4Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Plainfield and Medfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	78.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.7%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	5.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$235,800±$32kHighest 192% above U.S.	$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$911,100±$32kHighest 174% above U.S.	$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,035±$559Highest 44% above U.S.	$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S.	$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.1%±20.9Highest U.S.: 51.1%	39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Medfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	73.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S.	1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 20% above U.S.	27 minLowest about the U.S. average
Work from home	36.6%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1%	10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#26 of 282 in MA	#131 of 149 in CT
School district	Medfield	Plainfield School District
High school in town	Medfield Senior High	Plainfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	12.7Highest	10.3Lowest
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U.S. 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.