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Windsor vs Newfields 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).
Newfields has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
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 | Newfields | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065 |
2,023Highest |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4 15% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
50.6±9.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
19%±9.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and Newfields 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% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields 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. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$63,500±$14kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32k 17% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$309,000±$47kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,292±$558Lowest 9% below U.S. |
| Newfields 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. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,458 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newfields and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
98%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 41% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.2%±8.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.