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Ansonia vs Willimantic 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 highest household income ($86k).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
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 | Willimantic | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,033Highest |
18,096 |
15,141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
+2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 40.1±1.6Highest about the CT average |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Plainfield 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% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic 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% |
11%±1.7Lowest 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% |
24.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Ansonia and Plainfield 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 |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% 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 |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.1% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954 13 yrs older than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4Highest CT: 16% |
| Plainfield and Ansonia 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 | — | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | — | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 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.