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Ansonia vs Naugatuck 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).
Naugatuck has the most people working from home (15%).
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 | Naugatuck | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033 |
31,800Highest |
15,141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
-1.1%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6Highest about the CT average |
39.8±2.4 3% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.9%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Naugatuck and Plainfield 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% |
15.6%±2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Ansonia and Plainfield 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% |
32.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Naugatuck 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 |
$96,324±$9kHighest about the CT average |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Naugatuck 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 |
$259,100±$13kLowest 29% 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 |
$1,369±$58 8% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Ansonia and Naugatuck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 18% below CT |
$6,362Highest 4% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
42.2%±9.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Naugatuck 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% |
6.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.8% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
33 minHighest 26% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
15%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Naugatuck 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 | #116 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Naugatuck School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Naugatuck High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
15.2Highest |
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.