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Windsor vs Harvard vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1970).
Harvard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.1%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($309k median).
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 | Windsor | Harvard | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065 |
6,927Highest |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4 12% above MA |
44.1±4.7Lowest 10% above MA |
50.6±9.5Highest 27% above MA |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.1%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Harvard and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.9 MA: 17.9% |
16.3%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Harvard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,563±$10k 11% above MA |
$213,996±$24kHighest 106% above MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
$833,600±$54kHighest 48% above MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,321±$424Highest 25% below MA |
$1,292±$558Lowest 27% below MA |
| Harvard and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Lowest 35% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,458 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
72.5%±51.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
| Harvard and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.5% MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 27% above MA |
32 minLowest 9% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
44.8%±6.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #12 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Harvard | — |
| High school in town | — | The Bromfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
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MA 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.