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Cromwell vs Plainfield vs Colchester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cromwell has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Colchester has the most expensive homes ($367k median).
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 | Cromwell | Plainfield | Colchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,334Lowest |
15,141 |
15,648Highest |
| Median age | 43.5±2.5Highest 6% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
43.5±3.8Highest 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±3.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.7%±2.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Colchester and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.3%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Cromwell and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.2% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
49.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cromwell and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,596±$10k 15% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$122,390±$14kHighest 28% above CT |
| Colchester and Cromwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,200±$22k 11% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$366,800±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,628±$154Highest 9% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,474±$153 about the CT average |
| Cromwell and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,137 8% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,212Highest 6% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.4%±10.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Cromwell and Colchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
76.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 9 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 11% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
30 minHighest 14% above CT |
| Work from home | 18.4%±4Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±3.8Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #69 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #64 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Cromwell School District | Plainfield School District | Colchester School District |
| High school in town | Cromwell High School | Plainfield High School | Bacon Academy |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
10.3 |
9.8Lowest |
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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.