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Bolton vs Plainville vs Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bolton has the most people working from home (20.7%).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Vernon has the most renters (46.8% 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 | Bolton | Plainville | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,853Lowest |
17,551 |
30,577Highest |
| Median age | 43.7±3.3 6% above CT |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT |
| Plainville and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±3.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±2 CT: 20.2% |
| Bolton and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.4 CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.6%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
38% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.6 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Vernon and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,364±$19kHighest 32% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$85,356±$6k 11% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,600±$17kHighest about the CT average |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$275,500±$11k 25% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,127±$55 24% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,091Highest 22% above CT |
$4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
$5,804 13% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±30.8 CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Plainville and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
13.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
13.4%±2.5 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #79 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | #107 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bolton School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Bolton High School | Plainville High School | Rockville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.4Lowest |
11.4 |
12.1Highest |
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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.