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Plainfield vs Pomfret vs Redding
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 affordable homes ($272k median).
Pomfret has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
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 | Pomfret | Redding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141Highest |
4,317Lowest |
8,780 |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
45.9±3.7 12% above CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret 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% |
17.8%±4.5 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
50.8% CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$409,100±$28k 12% above CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,210±$300 19% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$5,903 11% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding and Pomfret 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% CT: 10% |
4%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.5% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT |
1972 5 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #131 of 149 in CT | #39 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Pomfret School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | None in town | Joel Barlow High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
— | 11.1Highest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.