What stands out worked out from the figures below

Buckland has the most people working from home (14.1%).

Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).

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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	Buckland	Plainfield
People
Population	2,036Lowest	15,141Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-4.5% U.S.: +7.4%	—
Median age	49.5±5.4Highest 27% above U.S.	37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S.
Kids under 18	17.2%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22%	19.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 22%
	Plainfield and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	26.4%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2%	16.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	43.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.6%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	5.6%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Plainfield and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$82,877±$6kHighest about the U.S. average	$76,993±$8kLowest 5% below U.S.
	Buckland and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$321,400±$25kHighest 3% below U.S.	$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,111±$213Lowest 21% below U.S.	$1,204±$70Highest 15% below U.S.
	Plainfield and Buckland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,761Highest 53% above U.S.	$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	58%±20.9Highest U.S.: 51.1%	39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Buckland and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	8.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	74.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	73.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S.	1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minHighest 16% above U.S.	27 minLowest about the U.S. average
Work from home	14.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1%	10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Buckland 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	—	#131 of 149 in CT
School district	Mohawk Trail	Plainfield School District
High school in town	Mohawk Trail Regional School	Plainfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.5Lowest	10.3Highest
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U.S. 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.