Compare towns
Bolton vs Willimantic vs Plainfield
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%).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% 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 | Willimantic | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,853Lowest |
18,096Highest |
15,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 43.7±3.3Highest 6% above CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
| Bolton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±3.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Bolton and Plainfield 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% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.7%±2.6 CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,364±$19kHighest 32% above CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,600±$17kHighest about the CT average |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,127±$55 24% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
$1,204±$70Highest 19% below CT |
| Plainfield and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,091Highest 22% above CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±30.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Willimantic and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88%Highest CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 2 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 20.7%±4.6Highest CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #79 of 149 in CT | — | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Bolton School District | — | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Bolton High School | — | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.4Lowest |
— | 10.3Highest |
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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.