Compare towns
Avon vs Plainfield vs Redding
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Redding has the most expensive homes ($706k median).
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 | Avon | Plainfield | Redding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,946Highest |
15,141 |
8,780Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.7 8% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Avon and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±2.6 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Redding and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 73.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $154,058±$13k 61% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $479,700±$20k 31% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,857±$151 25% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
| Redding and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,371 41% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±11.9 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
| Work from home | 33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9 CT: 16% |
| Avon and Redding 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 | #31 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Plainfield School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 |
| High school in town | Avon High School | Plainfield High School | Joel Barlow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
10.3Lowest |
11.1 |
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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.