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Ansonia vs Chaplin 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).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Chaplin | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
2,070Lowest |
15,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Chaplin and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest 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% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9% CT: 42.5% |
25.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Ansonia 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 |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Chaplin 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 22% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Ansonia and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,473±$275 about the CT average |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Ansonia and Chaplin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Plainfield and Ansonia 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% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Chaplin 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 | — | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Parish Hill High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
7.5Lowest |
10.3 |
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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.