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Bloomfield vs Plainfield vs Sprague
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bloomfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).
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 | Bloomfield | Plainfield | Sprague |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 21,754Highest |
15,141 |
2,962Lowest |
| Median age | 48.4±3.3 18% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT |
| Sprague and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.1%±5.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.9%±3.9 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
19.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,725±$14kHighest 3% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$92,850±$11k 3% below CT |
| Bloomfield and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $286,900±$11kHighest 22% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$273,500±$17k 25% below CT |
| Bloomfield and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,247±$144 16% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,795Highest 13% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$4,668 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.6%±11.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Bloomfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
8.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.1% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
30 minHighest 12% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #139 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #141 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Plainfield School District | Sprague School District |
| High school in town | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Plainfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Lowest |
10.3Highest |
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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.