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Plainfield vs Lisbon 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%).
Lisbon has the most homeowners (97.9%).
Montville has the shortest commute (25 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 | Lisbon | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
4,211Lowest |
17,950Highest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
44.5±5.2Highest 8% above CT |
42.8±4.1 4% above CT |
| Lisbon and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
22.1%±6.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.2%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Lisbon 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 CT: 18.5% |
21.3%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
17%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Lisbon and Montville 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% |
19.2% CT: 42.5% |
25.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±2.1Lowest 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 |
$92,708±$12k 3% below CT |
$96,454±$11kHighest about the CT average |
| Montville and Lisbon 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 |
$315,700±$26kHighest 14% below CT |
$285,600±$13k 22% below CT |
| Lisbon and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Highest 19% below CT |
— | $1,187±$99Lowest 20% below CT |
| Plainfield and Montville 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 |
$4,044Lowest 39% below CT |
$4,565Highest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
100%±75.1Highest CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8 CT: 52.6% |
| Lisbon and Montville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
6.6%Lowest CT: 10% |
7.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97.9%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Highest CT: 16% |
8.3%±3.4 CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Plainfield and Lisbon 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 | #102 of 149 in CT | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Lisbon School District | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | None in town | 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.