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Plainfield vs Nahant vs Windsor
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 people working from home (26.2%).
Nahant has the most expensive homes ($749k median).
Windsor has the youngest population (median age 44.8).
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 | Plainfield | Nahant | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
3,325Highest |
1,065 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3% MA: +7.4% |
-2.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.6±9.5 27% above MA |
60.7±2.9Highest 52% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Nahant and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±9.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
11%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1 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+ | 29.5%±7.1 MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±6.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Nahant and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.6% MA: 47.3% |
61.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$112,762±$6k 8% above MA |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Windsor and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$748,800±$99kHighest 33% above MA |
$389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$558Lowest 27% below MA |
$1,777±$334Highest about the MA average |
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| Nahant and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,458 26% below MA |
$6,615Highest 10% above MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
53.5%±17.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Nahant and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
8.9% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
78.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 30% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.7%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21.2%±5.8 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 | — | #129 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Nahant | — |
| 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.