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Plainfield vs Bloomfield 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).
Bloomfield has the most people working from home (18.2%).
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 | Bloomfield | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141Lowest |
21,754Highest |
17,551 |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
48.4±3.3Highest 18% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Bloomfield and Plainville 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% |
13.7%±2.1Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Plainville 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% |
27.3%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Bloomfield and Plainville 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 |
$98,725±$14kHighest 3% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Bloomfield and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$286,900±$11kHighest 22% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Bloomfield and Plainfield 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 |
$1,881±$175Highest 26% above CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$5,795Highest 13% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
52.6%±11.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Bloomfield 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% |
5.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
71.1% CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
23 min 12% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
18.2%±3.1Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #131 of 149 in CT | #139 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Bloomfield School District · Capitol Region Education Council | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Academy of International Studies 6-12 | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
10.1Lowest |
11.4Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.