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Plainfield vs Oakham 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%).
Oakham has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
Windsor has the highest household income ($116k).
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 | Oakham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,639Highest |
1,065 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.7% MA: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.6±9.5Highest 27% above MA |
49±2.3 23% above MA |
44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
| Plainfield and Oakham 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% |
18.2%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Plainfield and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
40.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Oakham 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 |
$102,000±$20k about the MA average |
$115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
| Windsor and Oakham 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 |
$420,100±$20kHighest 25% below MA |
$389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
| Oakham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$558Highest 27% below MA |
$1,174±$81Lowest 33% below MA |
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| Plainfield and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,458Highest 26% below MA |
$4,103 32% below MA |
$3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
27.8%±69.1 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Plainfield and Oakham 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% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
91.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 30% above MA |
39 minHighest 32% above MA |
37 minLowest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.6%±3.8Lowest 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 | |||
| School district | — | Quabbin | — |
| 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.