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Ansonia vs Berlin 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
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Berlin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Ansonia | Berlin | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
2,880Lowest |
15,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
50.6±2.4Highest 30% above U.S. |
37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.8%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ansonia and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10k 6% above U.S. |
$86,691±$21kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Berlin and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14kHighest 14% below U.S. |
$273,600±$31k 18% below U.S. |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Ansonia and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,169±$171Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,204±$70 15% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Highest 75% above U.S. |
$4,418 42% above U.S. |
$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41%±19.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Berlin and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.7%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Berlin and Plainfield 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 | #142 of 149 in CT | #16 of 70 in VT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | None in town | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 10.3Lowest |
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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.