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Plainfield vs Danielson 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 homeowners (73.6%).
Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
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 | Danielson | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
4,209Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| 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 |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±6.1 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest 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% |
20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville 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% |
30%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
9.2%±6.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Danielson 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±$8k 20% below CT |
$64,050±$15kLowest 33% below CT |
$84,343±$7kHighest 12% below CT |
| Plainville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16kHighest 26% below CT |
$224,600±$13kLowest 39% below CT |
$254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
| Plainfield and Plainville 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 |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% 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 |
$4,798Highest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.7%±17.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Danielson and Plainville 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% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
53%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
67.7% 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 |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
6.6%±5.3Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Highest CT: 16% |
| Plainville 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 | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | — | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | — | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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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.