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Newfields vs Plainfield vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 38.9).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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.

MeasureNewfieldsPlainfieldWindsor
People
Population
2,023Lowest
2,522Highest
2,060
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8
13% above U.S.
38.9±6.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
44.6±12.3Highest
15% above U.S.
Windsor and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8
U.S.: 22%
Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.6%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
40%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
$122,656±$13k
52% above U.S.
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$442,400±$47k
33% above U.S.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Highest
33% above U.S.
$1,674±$181
18% above U.S.
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
Newfields and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$7,904
153% above U.S.
$4,878Lowest
56% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±23.1
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Newfields and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
22 min
16% below U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±8.5
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Newfields and Plainfield 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 — #19 of 120 in NH #61 of 70 in VT
School district Newfields School District Plainfield School District —
High school in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.