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Plainville vs Devens vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the most renters (29.6% rent).
Devens has the highest household income ($189k).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k 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.
| Measure | Plainville | Devens | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,943 |
1,723Lowest |
15,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +20.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.2±3.6 11% above U.S. |
48.6±4.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Devens and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4 U.S.: 22% |
5.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,106±$13k 29% above U.S. |
$189,250±$63kHighest 134% above U.S. |
$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $476,000±$35k 43% above U.S. |
$556,800±$96kHighest 67% above U.S. |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Devens and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,977±$197Highest 40% above U.S. |
$1,500±$539 6% above U.S. |
$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Plainville and Devens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,329 71% above U.S. |
$5,556Highest 78% above U.S. |
$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.8%±13.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
85.4%±64.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Devens and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
25.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 10% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 17.9%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.5%±11.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Devens and Plainville 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 | #102 of 282 in MA | — | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainville | — | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.