What stands out worked out from the figures below

Oxford has the most expensive homes ($472k median).

Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).

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	Oxford	Plainfield
People
Population	12,991Lowest	15,141Highest
Median age	45.2±5.7Highest 10% above CT	37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT
	Oxford and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.3%±4.7Highest CT: 20.2%	19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Oxford and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.9%±3.2Highest CT: 18.5%	16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46.3%Highest CT: 42.5%	15%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.6%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Plainfield and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$128,953±$23kHighest 35% above CT	$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$472,400±$20kHighest 29% above CT	$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,415±$87Highest 5% below CT	$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,442Highest 3% below CT	$4,209Lowest 37% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	23.3%±15.8Lowest CT: 52.6%	39.8%±9.5Highest CT: 52.6%
	Plainfield and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4%Lowest CT: 10%	8.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.4%Highest CT: 66.5%	73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 19 yrs newer than CT	1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 14% above CT	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	14.4%±3.7Highest CT: 16%	10%±4Lowest CT: 16%
	Oxford 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	#78 of 149 in CT	#131 of 149 in CT
School district	Oxford School District	Plainfield School District
High school in town	Oxford High School	Plainfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.1Lowest	10.3Highest
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Old photos in History	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.