Compare towns
Middletown vs Plainville vs East Hampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middletown has the most renters (47.1% rent).
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
East Hampton has the highest household income ($125k).
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 | Middletown | Plainville | East Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 47,958Highest |
17,551 |
12,925Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 38.1±1.5Lowest 7% below CT |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
43.6±3.7 6% above CT |
| Plainville and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±1.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
21.4%±3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.5%±1.3Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
20.8%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| East Hampton and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
39% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.5%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,438±$6kLowest 17% below CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$124,577±$11kHighest 30% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,300±$11k 20% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$349,000±$14kHighest 5% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,446±$45Highest about the CT average |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,393±$150 6% below CT |
| Middletown and East Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,412 3% below CT |
$4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
$6,681Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±5.3 CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
48.7%±16.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
| East Hampton and Middletown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.9%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 12% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
30 minHighest 11% above CT |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
12.7%±2.4 CT: 16% |
| Middletown and East Hampton 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 | #121 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | #75 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | East Hampton School District |
| High school in town | Middletown High School | Plainville High School | East Hampton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
11.4 |
11.3Lowest |
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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.