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Harwinton vs Plainfield vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harwinton has the most kids (20% under 18).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Durham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Harwinton | Plainfield | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,575Lowest |
15,141Highest |
7,208 |
| Median age | 46.1±4.3Highest 12% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
45.5±2.8 11% above CT |
| Harwinton and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.2Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Harwinton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.4%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Harwinton and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
47.9%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±2.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.6%±1.5Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Harwinton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $129,643±$18k 35% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$158,857±$7kHighest 66% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,100±$16k 4% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$424,800±$23kHighest 16% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,504±$200Highest about the CT average |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,154±$448Lowest 22% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,503 17% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$7,998Highest 20% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.8%±27.9Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±28.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Durham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
3.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93% CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 minLowest 13% below CT |
| Work from home | 13.5%±4.7 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
20.5%±6.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Durham and Harwinton 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 | #34 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #88 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 10 | Plainfield School District | Regional School District 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | Plainfield High School | Coginchaug Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3Highest |
8.9Lowest |
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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.