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Pascoag vs Windham vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pascoag has the highest household income ($121k).
Windham has the most renters (52.6% rent).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (10%).
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 | Pascoag | Windham | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,410Lowest |
23,961Highest |
15,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 39.1±3.7Highest about the U.S. average |
33.7±1.9Lowest 13% below U.S. |
37±4.5 5% below U.S. |
| Pascoag and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±6.9 U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Pascoag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Pascoag and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
15.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,369±$34kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$55,736±$5kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$76,993±$8k 5% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $365,000±$47kHighest 10% above U.S. |
$209,800±$9kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$272,100±$16k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,319±$444Highest 7% below U.S. |
$1,107±$69Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,204±$70 15% below U.S. |
| Pascoag and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,395 41% above U.S. |
$4,633Highest 49% above U.S. |
$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±27.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±8.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.8%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
20.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
47.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1956 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 8% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.1%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Pascoag 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 | — | #143 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EAS | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Lowest |
10.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.