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Winfield vs Plainfield vs Litchfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winfield has the most affordable homes ($141k median).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
Litchfield has the most expensive homes ($207k 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 | Winfield | Plainfield | Litchfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,874Highest |
1,016Lowest |
1,418 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.8±6.3 about the NY average |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
40±8Highest about the NY average |
| Litchfield and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Winfield and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
| Winfield and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.2 NY: 7% |
| Plainfield and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,917±$10kLowest 22% below NY |
$70,673±$6k 18% below NY |
$87,750±$18kHighest about the NY average |
| Litchfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $140,500±$20kLowest 67% below NY |
$155,100±$17k 63% below NY |
$206,600±$26kHighest 51% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $617±$70Lowest 62% below NY |
$750±$207Highest 54% below NY |
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| Plainfield and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,378Lowest 64% below NY |
$2,667 59% below NY |
$3,224Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.3%±26Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.3%±68.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Winfield and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7.8% NY: 14% |
5.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 9% above NY |
29 min 10% below NY |
24 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.2%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Plainfield and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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NY 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.