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Deep River Center vs Plainfield vs Lyme
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deep River Center has the most renters (45.2% rent).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Lyme has the most expensive homes ($630k 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 | Deep River Center | Plainfield | Lyme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,407 |
15,141Highest |
2,303Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 49±3.2 19% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
55.6±3.3Highest 35% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±4.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
13.1%±2.4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.6%±4.1 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
30.7%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Lyme and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
63.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.9 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,447±$23kLowest 25% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$135,000±$22kHighest 41% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $334,600±$36k 9% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$629,900±$105kHighest 72% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,242±$224 17% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,719±$1kHighest 16% above CT |
| Lyme and Deep River Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,194 22% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$7,328Highest 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.9%±23.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
32.9%±44.3Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Deep River Center and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
2.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
90.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 1 yr older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 25% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
31 minHighest 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 22%±8.4 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
27.6%±10Highest CT: 16% |
| Lyme and Deep River Center 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 | — | Plainfield School District | Regional School District 18 |
| High school in town | — | Plainfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3 |
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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.