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Ansonia vs Plainfield vs Woonsocket vs Woodbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Woonsocket has the most renters (62.8% rent).
Woodbridge has the highest household income ($189k).
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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 | Plainfield | Woonsocket | Woodbridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 19,033 |
15,141 |
43,521Highest |
9,073Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
37±4.5 5% below U.S. |
35.7±1.3Lowest 8% below U.S. |
48.7±2.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±2 U.S.: 22% |
24.7%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Woodbridge and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Woodbridge 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
71.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 6% above U.S. |
$76,993±$8k 5% below U.S. |
$61,059±$5kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$188,750±$34kHighest 134% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$14k 14% below U.S. |
$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$311,000±$15k 7% below U.S. |
$588,100±$40kHighest 77% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,476±$121 4% above U.S. |
$1,204±$70 15% below U.S. |
$1,161±$48Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$1,808±$110Highest 28% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446 75% above U.S. |
$4,209 35% above U.S. |
$3,960Lowest 27% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.7%±5.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
71.1%±23.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woodbridge and Woonsocket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
37.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1952Lowest 28 yrs older than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±5.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Woodbridge 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 | #37 of 38 in RI | #16 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Plainfield School District | RISE Prep Mayoral Academy · Woonsocket | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Plainfield High School | Woonsocket High School | Amity Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
10.3Lowest |
15.2Highest |
11.1 |
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U.S. 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.