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Bantam vs Norfolk vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bantam has the most renters (50.9% rent).
Norfolk has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
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 | Bantam | Norfolk | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
1,723 |
15,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.2±15.7 15% above CT |
48.2±7.4Highest 17% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Norfolk and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
15.8%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5 CT: 18.5% |
28.8%±3.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Norfolk and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2% CT: 42.5% |
48.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3 CT: 7.1% |
2.1%±1.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $91,548±$16kHighest 4% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Norfolk and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40k 13% below CT |
$430,900±$54kHighest 17% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,190±$116 20% below CT |
$1,204±$70Highest 19% below CT |
| Plainfield and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,984Lowest 40% below CT |
$6,065Highest 9% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
27.3%±17Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
7.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953 14 yrs older than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest 3% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9 CT: 16% |
23.3%±4.7Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Norfolk and Bantam 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 | — | — | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Norfolk School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
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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.