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Orange vs Plainfield vs Winsted vs Canton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most expensive homes ($492k median).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Winsted has the most renters (45.3% rent).
Canton has the most people working from home (24.8%).
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 | Orange | Plainfield | Winsted | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 14,315 |
15,141Highest |
6,977Lowest |
10,144 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest CT: +0.9% |
— | -6.7%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 45.6±2.4 11% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
47.6±7.3Highest 16% above CT |
45.3±5.2 10% above CT |
| Winsted and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.5Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
14.4%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.6%±4 CT: 20.2% |
| Orange and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 23%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
25%±4.2Highest CT: 18.5% |
23.5%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
| Winsted and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
26.8% CT: 42.5% |
57.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2 CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.9%±2.4 CT: 7.1% |
2.9%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $142,325±$10kHighest 49% above CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$64,871±$12kLowest 32% below CT |
$117,991±$20k 23% above CT |
| Orange and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $491,500±$17kHighest 34% above CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$218,900±$14kLowest 40% below CT |
$395,300±$24k 8% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,172±$161Highest 46% above CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,183±$130Lowest 20% below CT |
$1,403±$358 6% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,988Highest 35% above CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$3,754Lowest 43% below CT |
$7,232 9% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±12.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.5%±16.7 CT: 52.6% |
59.9%±28.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Orange and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
15.9%Highest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
54.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
83.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 3 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1942Lowest 25 yrs older than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
29 minHighest 9% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.6%±2.9 CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
7.7%±3.5Lowest CT: 16% |
24.8%±6.1Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | — | #22 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Plainfield School District | — | Canton School District |
| High school in town | — | Plainfield High School | — | Canton High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.3Highest |
— | 9.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.