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Plainfield vs Berlin vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Berlin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
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 | Berlin | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
2,880Lowest |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
50.6±2.4Highest 30% above U.S. |
40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.8%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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 5% below U.S. |
$86,691±$21kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$85,877±$10k 6% above U.S. |
| Berlin and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$273,600±$31k 18% below U.S. |
$287,200±$14kHighest 14% below U.S. |
| Ansonia and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 15% below U.S. |
$1,169±$171Lowest 17% below U.S. |
$1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
$4,418 42% above U.S. |
$5,446Highest 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
41%±19.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Berlin 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 10%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.7%±3.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Berlin 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 | #16 of 70 in VT | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | None in town | 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 |
U.S. 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.