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Plainfield vs Westford vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Westford has the most expensive homes ($425k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Westford | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,314 |
2,290Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
44.1±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Plainfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.9%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
17.2%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.2% VT: 43.8% |
52.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
9.5%±4.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$112,750±$12kHighest 39% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Westford and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
$424,500±$21kHighest 34% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
$2,375±$1kHighest 92% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
$6,282Highest 25% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.8%±31Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
33 minHighest 42% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±6.9 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT 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.