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Ansonia vs Canterbury vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Canterbury has the most people working from home (14.7%).
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 | Canterbury | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
5,124Lowest |
15,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
48.4±4.5Highest 18% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
15%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| 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 CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9% CT: 42.5% |
26.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| 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 10% below CT |
$103,198±$6kHighest 8% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$334,200±$12kHighest 9% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$924±$367Lowest 38% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$4,140Lowest 38% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40%±13Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Canterbury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4%Highest CT: 10% |
4.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
14.7%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Canterbury 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 | #125 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Canterbury School District | 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 |
CT 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.