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Plainfield vs Avon vs Sterling
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 renters (26.4% rent).
Avon has the most people working from home (33.7%).
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 | Avon | Sterling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
18,946Highest |
3,629Lowest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
44.3±1.7Highest 8% above CT |
39.4±5.9 4% below CT |
| Avon and Sterling are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±2.7Highest CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
22.7%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
13%±3.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
73.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$154,058±$13kHighest 61% above CT |
$102,695±$12k 7% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$479,700±$20kHighest 31% above CT |
$283,400±$17k 23% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,857±$151Highest 25% above CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$9,371Highest 41% above CT |
$4,551 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
58.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
32%±18.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Avon and Plainfield 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% |
4.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979 12 yrs newer than CT |
1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 6% below CT |
35 minHighest 34% above CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
33.7%±3.6Highest CT: 16% |
11.6%±6.4 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #131 of 149 in CT | #31 of 149 in CT | #119 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Avon School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Sterling School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Avon High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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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.