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Ansonia vs Hamden 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).
Hamden has the most people working from home (16.3%).
Plainfield has the most homeowners (73.6%).
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 | Hamden | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033 |
61,045Highest |
15,141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 40.1±1.6Highest about the CT average |
38.7±0.9 6% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Hamden 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% |
17%±1.5Lowest 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%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±1.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9% CT: 42.5% |
47.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
15%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10k 10% below CT |
$98,306±$7kHighest about the CT average |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Hamden 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±$14k 22% below CT |
$298,200±$9kHighest 19% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Hamden and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121 about the CT average |
$1,746±$50Highest 17% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 18% below CT |
$7,784Highest 17% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.9%±5.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Hamden 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% |
9.3% CT: 10% |
8.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
62.4% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
22 minLowest 18% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
16.3%±2.1Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 149 in CT | #122 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Area Cooperative Educational Services | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Hamden High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
13.5Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.