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Windsor vs Millis vs Plainfield vs New Braintree
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 youngest population (median age 44.8).
Millis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
New Braintree has the most kids (20% under 18).
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 | New Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,065 |
8,888Highest |
616Lowest |
973 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3% MA: +7.4% |
-0.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
46.4±3 16% above MA |
50.6±9.5Highest 27% above MA |
47.8±4.6 20% above MA |
| Plainfield and New Braintree 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% |
18.4%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3 MA: 19.4% |
20%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| New Braintree and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.9 MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
25.6%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and New Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5% MA: 47.3% |
54.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.6% MA: 47.3% |
41.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Millis 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 |
$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$99,500±$8k 4% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32k 31% below MA |
$603,500±$31kHighest 7% above MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$408,800±$27k 27% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,696±$279Highest 4% below MA |
$1,292±$558Lowest 27% below MA |
$1,484±$316 16% below MA |
| Millis and New Braintree 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 |
$9,344Highest 56% above MA |
$4,458 26% below MA |
$5,508 8% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
51.4%±51.2 MA: 51.8% |
| Millis and New Braintree 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% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
7.2% MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% MA: 62.5% |
83.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.8% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
1987Highest 23 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 27% above MA |
31 minLowest 5% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
37 min 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±4.2 MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.4%±3.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | Millis | — | Quabbin |
| High school in town | — | Millis High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.