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Colebrook vs Plainfield vs Plainville
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).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Plainfield | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,494Lowest |
15,141 |
17,551Highest |
| Median age | 52.1±5Highest 27% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.9 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Colebrook 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% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Colebrook and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Plainfield 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 |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,800±$19kHighest 7% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$626Highest 10% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Colebrook and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,211Highest 7% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±55Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Colebrook and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 29% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Highest CT: 16% |
| Plainville 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 | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Colebrook School District | Plainfield School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Plainfield High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.