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Ansonia vs Durham 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).
Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Durham | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
7,208Lowest |
15,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
45.5±2.8Highest 11% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest 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%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Ansonia and Durham 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% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest 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 |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 18% below CT |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Durham 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% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Regional School District 13 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Coginchaug Regional High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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.