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Windham vs Windsor vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Plainfield has the oldest population (median age 48.1).
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 | Windsor | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
3,554Highest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
48.1±5.5Highest 12% above VT |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Plainfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
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VT 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.