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Higganum vs Plainville vs Andover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Higganum has the most kids (19.9% under 18).
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Andover has the most people working from home (15.5%).
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 | Higganum | Plainville | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,742Lowest |
17,551Highest |
3,152 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +23% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 45±4.5 9% above CT |
44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT |
| Andover and Higganum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±7.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±4.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Higganum and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.7Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
19.2%±5.1Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Higganum and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
46.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
8.2%±4.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Andover and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $127,759±$31k 33% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT |
| Andover and Higganum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $331,300±$52k 10% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$376,500±$36kHighest about the CT average |
| Andover and Higganum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,707±$528Highest 15% above CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,166±$745 22% below CT |
| Higganum and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,095 8% below CT |
$4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
$6,554Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.5%±60.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±38.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Andover and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8% CT: 10% |
6.5%Highest CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.3%±6.1Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
15.5%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
| Andover and Plainville 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 | — | #89 of 149 in CT | #43 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Andover School District |
| High school in town | — | Plainville High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.