What stands out worked out from the figures below

Long Hill has the most people working from home (20.7%).

Plainfield has the most homeowners (73.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Long Hill	Plainfield
People
Population	4,399Lowest	15,141Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-6.1% CT: +0.9%	—
Median age	32.7±2.1Lowest 20% below CT	37±4.5Highest 10% below CT
	Plainfield and Long Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	11.3%±4.7Lowest CT: 20.2%	19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	17.3%±4.9Highest CT: 18.5%	16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Long Hill and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	47.9%Highest CT: 42.5%	15%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	8%±4.4Highest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Long Hill and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$84,201±$22kHighest 12% below CT	$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT
	Long Hill and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$175,600±$62kLowest 52% below CT	$272,100±$16kHighest 26% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,722±$116Highest 16% above CT	$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,500Lowest 62% below CT	$4,209Highest 37% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.3%±13Highest CT: 52.6%	39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Long Hill and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	16.1%Highest CT: 10%	8.7%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	22.4%Lowest CT: 66.5%	73.6%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 12% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	20.7%±9.7Highest CT: 16%	10%±4Lowest CT: 16%
	Long Hill and Plainfield 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
School district	—	Plainfield School District
High school in town	—	Plainfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	—	10.3
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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.