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Willsboro vs Plainfield vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willsboro has the most affordable homes ($238k median).
Plainfield has the most renters (19.1% rent).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Willsboro | Plainfield | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,903Highest |
1,314 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 55±4.5Highest 41% above U.S. |
48.1±5.5 24% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Willsboro and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.1%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Willsboro and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Willsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,766±$26k 14% below U.S. |
$69,250±$31kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$94,500±$12kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Windham and Willsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $237,900±$48kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$318,400±$34k 4% below U.S. |
$353,900±$20kHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $720±$46Lowest 49% below U.S. |
$1,153±$103Highest 18% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,914Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$4,806 54% above U.S. |
$5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.1%±35.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
73.2%±53.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Willsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12%±9.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.