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Plainfield vs Windsor vs Windsor vs Leyden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Windsor has the highest household income ($116k).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Leyden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
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 | Windsor | Windsor | Leyden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,065 |
3,554Highest |
637 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.6±9.5 30% above U.S. |
44.8±6.4Lowest 15% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
53.2±8.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Leyden and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±9.3 U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.8%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±7.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.6%±2.7 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+ | 52.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$14k 21% below U.S. |
$115,563±$10kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$105,893±$13k 31% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,000±$47k 7% below U.S. |
$389,700±$32kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$372,900±$24k 12% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$558 9% below U.S. |
— | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,917±$451Highest 36% above U.S. |
| Leyden and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,458 43% above U.S. |
$3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$4,651 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.9%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Leyden 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
37 min 41% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
33 min 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 26.2%±8.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.