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Middlefield vs Plainfield vs Willimantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlefield has the oldest population (median age 51.6).
Willimantic has the most renters (65.1% rent).
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 | Middlefield | Plainfield | Willimantic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,243Lowest |
15,141 |
18,096Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.3% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 51.6±1.9Highest 26% above CT |
37±4.5 10% below CT |
31.3±2.7Lowest 24% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
20.6%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Willimantic and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±7.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
11%±1.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Middlefield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
24.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
19.1%±2.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,837±$20kHighest 4% above CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$45,962±$7kLowest 52% below CT |
| Middlefield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,000±$27kHighest about the CT average |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$190,900±$17kLowest 48% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $3,501Highest 135% above CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,063±$68Lowest 29% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,853Highest 3% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$4,678 30% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±52.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.9%±8.1 CT: 52.6% |
| Middlefield and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
23.4%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
34.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 6 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 minLowest 12% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.1Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
6.2%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Middlefield 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 | #65 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Regional School District 13 | Plainfield School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Plainfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3 |
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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.