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Plainfield vs Danielson 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 most people working from home (10%).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Montville has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Danielson | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
4,209Lowest |
17,950Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.6% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 37±4.5 10% below CT |
34.5±3.6Lowest 16% below CT |
42.8±4.1Highest 4% above CT |
| Montville and Plainfield 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% |
18.9%±6.1 CT: 20.2% |
18.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
13.6%±4.9Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17%±2.1Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Montville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15% CT: 42.5% |
11.5%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±6.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
6%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Danielson 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±$8k 20% below CT |
$64,050±$15kLowest 33% below CT |
$96,454±$11kHighest about the CT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$224,600±$13kLowest 39% 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 |
$1,235±$194Highest 17% below CT |
$1,187±$99Lowest 20% below CT |
| Danielson and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209 37% below CT |
$4,009Lowest 40% below CT |
$4,565Highest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.7%±17.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Danielson and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% CT: 10% |
21.1%Highest CT: 10% |
7.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
53%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1951Lowest 16 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
28 minHighest 7% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Highest CT: 16% |
6.6%±5.3 CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Plainfield and Danielson 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 | — | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | — | Montville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Highest |
— | 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.