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Plainfield vs Beacon Falls vs Montville
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 youngest population (median age 37).
Beacon Falls has the most people working from home (20.3%).
Montville has the shortest commute (25 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 | Beacon Falls | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
6,147Lowest |
17,950Highest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
48.4±3.8Highest 18% above CT |
42.8±4.1 4% above CT |
| Beacon Falls and Montville 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%±4.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.2%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Montville 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% |
23.5%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Beacon Falls and Montville 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% |
44.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±3.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Montville 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 |
$101,516±$42kHighest 6% above CT |
$96,454±$11k about the CT average |
| Beacon Falls and Montville 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 |
$350,300±$34kHighest 5% below CT |
$285,600±$13k 22% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,921±$286Highest 29% above CT |
$1,187±$99Lowest 20% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$6,534Highest about the CT average |
$4,565 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
50.7%±30.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Beacon Falls and Montville 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% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
33 minHighest 23% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
20.3%±7.4Highest CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Beacon Falls 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 | #77 of 149 in CT | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Regional School District 16 | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Woodland Regional High School | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
11.2Highest |
9.2Lowest |
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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.