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Plainfield vs Chaplin 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).
Chaplin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Montville has the most expensive homes ($286k median).
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 | Chaplin | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
2,070Lowest |
17,950Highest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
43.7±4.8Highest 6% above CT |
42.8±4.1 4% above CT |
| Chaplin 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% |
15.7%±4.2Lowest 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% |
20.9%±4.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Chaplin 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% |
25.4% CT: 42.5% |
25.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.1%±6.2Highest CT: 7.1% |
6%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Chaplin and Montville 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 |
$97,846±$14kHighest about the CT average |
$96,454±$11k about the CT average |
| Chaplin 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±$16k 26% below CT |
$255,200±$24kLowest 30% below CT |
$285,600±$13kHighest 22% below CT |
| Montville 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 |
$1,473±$275Highest about the CT average |
$1,187±$99Lowest 20% below CT |
| Chaplin and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$4,524 32% below CT |
$4,565Highest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
33.6%±27.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Montville 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% |
5.4%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
82.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1979Highest 12 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 22% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
18.1%±10Highest CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Chaplin 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 | — | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Chaplin School District · Regional School District 11 | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Parish Hill High School | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Highest |
7.5Lowest |
9.2 |
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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.