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Warwick vs Plainfield vs New Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
New Braintree has the most homeowners (89.8%).
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 | Warwick | Plainfield | New Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 776Lowest |
2,522Highest |
973 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% U.S.: +7.4% |
+4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±7.3Highest 32% above U.S. |
38.9±6.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
47.8±4.6 23% above U.S. |
| Warwick and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.4%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
20%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| New Braintree and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,333±$22kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$122,656±$13kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$99,500±$8k 23% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,400±$34kLowest 5% above U.S. |
$442,400±$47kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$408,800±$27k 23% above U.S. |
| Plainfield and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,367±$163Lowest 3% below U.S. |
$1,674±$181Highest 18% above U.S. |
$1,484±$316 5% above U.S. |
| Plainfield and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,380Lowest 40% above U.S. |
$7,904Highest 153% above U.S. |
$5,508 77% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±57.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.8%±23.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±51.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| New Braintree and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 52% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 17% below U.S. |
37 min 39% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.4%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.1%±8.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.4%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Warwick and Plainfield 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 | — | #19 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Warwick | Plainfield School District | Quabbin |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.