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Plainfield vs Ashford 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).
Ashford has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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 | Ashford | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
4,226Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
37.9±10.3 8% below CT |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
| Plainville and Ashford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.5%±5.5 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Ashford 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% |
18.9%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Ashford 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% |
35.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Plainfield 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 |
$121,926±$23kHighest 27% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$334,800±$18kHighest 9% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,246±$208Highest 16% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Ashford and Plainfield 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 |
$6,982Highest 5% above CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
47%±26Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Ashford 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% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
76.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
34 minHighest 30% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
19.3%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #131 of 149 in CT | #90 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Ashford 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.