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Plainfield vs Andover vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Andover has the highest household income ($135k).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Plainfield | Andover | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
3,152Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
51.2±5.4Highest 25% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.2%±4.4 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
19.2%±5.1 CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
46.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
8.2%±4.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Andover and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$134,632±$20kHighest 41% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$376,500±$36kHighest about the CT average |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Highest 19% below CT |
$1,166±$745 22% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Plainfield and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,554Highest about the CT average |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
60.8%±38.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Andover and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
1.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1977Highest 10 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
25 min 5% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
15.5%±5.4Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Andover and Plainville 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 | #131 of 149 in CT | #43 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Andover School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | None in town | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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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.