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Plainfield vs Plainville vs Wethersfield
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 youngest population (median age 37).
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Wethersfield has the most people working from home (18%).
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 | Plainville | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141Lowest |
17,551 |
27,250Highest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
43.4±1.5 6% above CT |
| Plainville and Wethersfield 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% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
21.1%±2.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Wethersfield 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% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
20.4%±2Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Wethersfield and Plainville 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% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
54.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.3%±1.2Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville 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 |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$126,806±$12kHighest 32% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$324,600±$11kHighest 12% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,370±$150Highest 8% below CT |
| Wethersfield 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 |
$4,798 28% below CT |
$7,296Highest 10% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
48.6%±11.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Wethersfield and Plainville 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% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
18%±2.6Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #131 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT | #92 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Capitol Region Education Council · Wethersfield School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Plainville High School | Wethersfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
11.4 |
13.8Highest |
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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.