What stands out worked out from the figures below

Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Beacon Falls	Plainfield
People
Population	6,147Lowest	15,141Highest
Median age	48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT	37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT
Kids under 18	18%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2%	19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Plainfield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5%	16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.6%Highest CT: 42.5%	15%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Plainfield and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$101,516±$42kHighest 6% above CT	$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT
	Beacon Falls and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT	$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT	$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,534Highest about the CT average	$4,209Lowest 37% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6%	39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Beacon Falls and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest CT: 10%	8.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.5%Highest CT: 66.5%	73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 23% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16%	10%±4Lowest CT: 16%
	Beacon Falls and Plainfield 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	#77 of 149 in CT	#131 of 149 in CT
School district	Regional School District 16	Plainfield School District
High school in town	Woodland Regional High School	Plainfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	11.2Highest	10.3Lowest
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Old photos in History	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.