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Windham vs Plainfield vs Jewett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the highest household income ($76k).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
Jewett has the most people working from home (19.8%).
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 | Windham | Plainfield | Jewett |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,432Highest |
1,016Lowest |
1,099 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
55.5±8.6 39% above NY |
| Windham and Jewett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
8%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Plainfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±5.2 NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
32.8%±9.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Jewett and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Lowest NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2 NY: 7% |
15.6%±7.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Jewett and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,477±$17kHighest 11% below NY |
$70,673±$6k 18% below NY |
$62,188±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$155,100±$17kLowest 63% below NY |
$297,900±$46k 30% below NY |
| Windham and Jewett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$295Highest 48% below NY |
$750±$207 54% below NY |
$592±$352Lowest 63% below NY |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,363 49% below NY |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,665Highest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5 NY: 52.1% |
40%±41.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% NY: 14% |
7.8%Highest NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1977Lowest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
26 minLowest 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9 NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
19.8%±6.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Jewett and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY 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.