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Fairfield vs Plainfield vs Greenwich
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairfield has the most homeowners (83.3%).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Greenwich has the most expensive homes ($1696k 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 | Fairfield | Plainfield | Greenwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 63,416 |
15,141Lowest |
63,856Highest |
| Median age | 40.1±0.9 about the CT average |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
43±1Highest 5% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 24%±1.3 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
25.7%±1.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Greenwich and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
18.7%±1.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Greenwich and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.1% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11%±0.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,432±$8k 80% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$206,130±$14kHighest 115% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $780,500±$32k 113% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$1,695,700±$76kHighest 362% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,185±$134 47% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$2,674±$284Highest 80% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±7.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53%±6.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Fairfield and Greenwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
6.1% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
70%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1963 4 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 24% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
30 min 12% above CT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±1.9Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
27.9%±2.3 CT: 16% |
| Fairfield and Greenwich 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 | #21 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #23 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Fairfield School District | Plainfield School District | Greenwich School District |
| High school in town | Fairfield Ludlowe High School | Plainfield High School | Greenwich High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
10.3Lowest |
13.4Highest |
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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.