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Groton vs Plainfield vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Plainfield has the most homeowners (73.6%).
Ansonia has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Groton | Plainfield | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,490Lowest |
15,141 |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— | -1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 39±3.7 5% below CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
40.1±1.6Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Ansonia and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,577±$8k 17% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $306,600±$26kHighest 16% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Groton and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$98 16% below CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,411 34% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±11.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Groton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.6%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 34% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 4.8%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9 CT: 16% |
| Plainfield and Ansonia 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 | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Plainfield School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | — | Plainfield High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.