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Plympton vs Windsor vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plympton has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Windsor has the most people working from home (21.2%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Plympton | Windsor | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,935 |
1,065Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 46.4±4.2Highest 19% above U.S. |
44.8±6.4 15% above U.S. |
44.3±1.5Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Plympton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.6%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plympton and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainville and Plympton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,736±$20kHighest 57% above U.S. |
$115,563±$10k 43% above U.S. |
$84,343±$7kLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Plympton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $517,800±$52kHighest 56% above U.S. |
$389,700±$32k 17% above U.S. |
$254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $555±$148Lowest 61% below U.S. |
— | $1,126±$147Highest 20% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,628Highest 113% above U.S. |
$3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$4,798 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.8%±40.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.3%±12.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plympton and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
96.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 25% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Plympton 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 | #110 of 282 in MA | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plympton | — | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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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.