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Plainfield vs Hardwick vs Ansonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most people working from home (10%).
Hardwick has the most expensive homes ($347k median).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
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 | Hardwick | Ansonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
2,684Lowest |
19,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -10.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
45.3±9.8Highest 16% above U.S. |
40.1±1.6 3% above U.S. |
| Hardwick and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hardwick and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.1%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hardwick 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
30.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±4.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.2%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8k 5% below U.S. |
$75,000±$22kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$85,877±$10kHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Ansonia 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±$16kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$346,700±$67kHighest 4% above U.S. |
$287,200±$14k 14% below U.S. |
| Hardwick and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 15% below U.S. |
$1,108±$119Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,476±$121Highest 4% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 35% above U.S. |
$4,400 41% above U.S. |
$5,446Highest 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
59%±13.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.7%±10Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hardwick 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 10%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.7%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.1%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Ansonia 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 | #163 of 282 in MA | #142 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Quabbin | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | None in town | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.