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Plainfield vs Bantam vs Ansonia
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 homeowners (73.6%).
Bantam has the most people working from home (16%).
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 | Bantam | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
810Lowest |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
-1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
47.2±15.7Highest 15% above CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
| Bantam and Ansonia 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% |
18.8%±6.5 CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Bantam 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% |
25.4%±8.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Bantam and Ansonia 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% |
26.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia 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 |
— | $85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$317,700±$40kHighest 13% below CT |
$287,200±$14k 22% below CT |
| Bantam and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$688±$106Lowest 54% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209 37% below CT |
$3,984Lowest 40% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
57.3%±12.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Bantam and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
14.4%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
49.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
58.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1953Lowest 14 yrs older than CT |
1954 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
16%±7.9Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Bantam 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 | #131 of 149 in CT | — | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | — | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | — | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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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.