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Leyden vs Plainfield vs Tolland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leyden has the shortest commute (33 min average).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Tolland has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Leyden | Plainfield | Tolland |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 637Highest |
616 |
540Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
50.6±9.5Lowest 27% above MA |
51.7±7.2 29% above MA |
| Leyden and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.8%±5.5 MA: 19.4% |
| Plainfield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.6%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,893±$13k about the MA average |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$106,250±$10kHighest about the MA average |
| Tolland and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,900±$24kHighest 34% below MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$355,700±$22k 37% below MA |
| Leyden and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$451Highest 9% above MA |
$1,292±$558Lowest 27% below MA |
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| Leyden and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,651Highest 22% below MA |
$4,458 26% below MA |
$2,714Lowest 55% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Leyden and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
6.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
94.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1974Lowest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 12% above MA |
38 min 30% above MA |
38 minHighest 32% above MA |
| Work from home | 11%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.5%±5.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Tolland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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MA 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.