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Windsor vs Peru 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 highest household income ($116k).
Peru has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.3%).
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 | Peru | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,065Highest |
630 |
616Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-3.9% MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.4Lowest 12% above MA |
52.6±4.8Highest 32% above MA |
50.6±9.5 27% above MA |
| Peru and Plainfield 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% |
16.3%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Plainfield and Peru 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Peru and Plainfield 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% |
28%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.2%±2 MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,563±$10kHighest 11% above MA |
$90,750±$18k 13% below MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
| Windsor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $389,700±$32kHighest 31% below MA |
$267,400±$15kLowest 52% below MA |
$309,000±$47k 45% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,292±$558 27% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,867 35% below MA |
$3,805Lowest 36% below MA |
$4,458Highest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
98% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1974 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 min 27% above MA |
31 minLowest 7% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8 MA: 18.6% |
10.3%±4.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.