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Barkhamsted vs Plainville vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barkhamsted has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Plainfield has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
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 | Barkhamsted | Plainville | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,678Lowest |
17,551Highest |
15,141 |
| Median age | 50.2±3.3Highest 22% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±7.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Barkhamsted and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,544±$9kHighest 29% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $368,000±$15kHighest about the CT average |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,164±$114 22% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,204±$70Highest 19% below CT |
| Plainfield and Barkhamsted are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,354Highest 4% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.8%±35.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Plainville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 20.3%±7.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Barkhamsted School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Plainville High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Highest |
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.