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Plainfield vs Derby vs Ansonia
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%).
Derby has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Ansonia has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Derby | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
12,487Lowest |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.5%Lowest CT: +0.9% |
-1.7%Highest CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
46.4±3.1Highest 13% above CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| 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 CT: 18.5% |
21.1%±3.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
| Derby and Ansonia 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% |
35.6%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±2 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Ansonia and Derby 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 |
$79,500±$11k 17% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
| Ansonia and Derby 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 |
$256,700±$21kLowest 30% below CT |
$287,200±$14kHighest 22% below CT |
| Ansonia and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,452±$95 about the CT average |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
| Ansonia and Derby 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 |
$5,510Highest 17% below CT |
$5,446 18% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
53.9%±12.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Derby 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 CT: 10% |
10.8%Highest CT: 10% |
9.4% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
61.9% CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1967 same as CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
15.1%±4.8Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
| Derby 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 | #138 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Derby School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Derby High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
9.7Lowest |
12.2Highest |
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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.