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Plainfield vs Groton 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%).
Groton has the most renters (54.6% 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 | Groton | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
9,490Lowest |
17,950Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -9.6% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
39±3.7 5% below CT |
42.8±4.1Highest 4% above CT |
| Montville and Groton 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%±3.5Lowest 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%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
16.2%±2.7Lowest 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%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
38.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
25.5% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Montville and Plainfield 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 |
$79,577±$8k 17% below CT |
$96,454±$11kHighest about the CT average |
| Montville and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$306,600±$26kHighest 16% below CT |
$285,600±$13k 22% below CT |
| Groton and Montville 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 |
$1,250±$98Highest 16% below CT |
$1,187±$99Lowest 20% below CT |
| Groton 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 |
$4,411 34% below CT |
$4,565Highest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
46.5%±11.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Groton 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% |
18.6%Highest CT: 10% |
7.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
45.4%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.8%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
18 minLowest 34% below CT |
25 min 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Highest CT: 16% |
4.8%±2Lowest CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2 CT: 16% |
| Plainfield and Montville 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.