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Bantam vs Pomfret vs Plainville
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).
Pomfret has the most expensive homes ($409k median).
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k 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 | Bantam | Pomfret | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 810Lowest |
4,317 |
17,551Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
45.9±3.7 12% above CT |
44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
| Bantam and Pomfret 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% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret and Bantam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
50.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $108,476±$8kHighest 13% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $317,700±$40k 13% below CT |
$409,100±$28kHighest 12% above CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,210±$300Highest 19% below CT |
$1,126±$147 24% below CT |
| Pomfret and Plainville 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 |
$5,903Highest 11% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±12.9 CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Pomfret and Bantam 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% |
6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
24 min 11% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 16%±7.9Highest CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2 CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bantam and Pomfret 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 | — | #39 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Pomfret School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Plainville High School |
| 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.