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Colebrook vs Beacon Falls vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colebrook has the highest household income ($111k).
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.
| Measure | Colebrook | Beacon Falls | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
6,147 |
15,141Highest |
| Median age | 52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
48.4±3.8 18% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Colebrook and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18%±4.8 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+ | 26%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% CT: 42.5% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,250±$17kHighest 16% above CT |
$101,516±$42k 6% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Colebrook and Beacon Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$19k 7% below CT |
$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
| Beacon Falls and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626 10% below CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
| Beacon Falls and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,211 7% below CT |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55 CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Beacon Falls and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% CT: 10% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
85.5% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
33 min 23% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 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 | Colebrook School District | Regional School District 16 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | None 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 | 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.