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Baltic vs Plainville vs Sprague
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Plainville has the most people working from home (10.7%).
Sprague has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Baltic | Plainville | Sprague |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,157Lowest |
17,551Highest |
2,962 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT |
| Sprague and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
17.1%±5.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Sprague and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
19.9%±3.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30%Highest CT: 42.5% |
19.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
0.6%±0.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$92,850±$11kHighest 3% below CT |
| Sprague and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
$273,500±$17kHighest 25% below CT |
| Sprague and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$141Highest 16% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,247±$144Highest 16% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,798Highest 28% below CT |
$4,668 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.3%±13.7 CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Plainville and Baltic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.2% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1959 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 6% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
30 minHighest 12% above CT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±4.6 CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Highest CT: 16% |
5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Plainville and Baltic 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 | — | #89 of 149 in CT | #141 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Sprague School District |
| High school in town | — | Plainville High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.