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Windsor vs Millis vs Plainfield vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1970).
Millis has the most expensive homes ($604k median).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Millis | Plainfield | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,065 |
8,888 |
15,141Highest |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4 15% above U.S. |
46.4±3 19% above U.S. |
37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
50.6±9.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Plainfield and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19%±9.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainfield and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Plainfield 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 43% above U.S. |
$155,996±$9kHighest 93% above U.S. |
$76,993±$8k 5% below U.S. |
$63,500±$14kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32k 17% above U.S. |
$603,500±$31kHighest 81% above U.S. |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$309,000±$47k 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,696±$279Highest 20% above U.S. |
$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,292±$558 9% below U.S. |
| Millis and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$9,344Highest 200% above U.S. |
$4,209 35% above U.S. |
$4,458 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.5%±16.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Millis 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
16.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
98%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 41% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.2%±8.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Windsor 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 | — | #63 of 282 in MA | #131 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | — | Millis | Plainfield School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Millis High School | Plainfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.