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Plainfield vs Putnam vs Webster
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%).
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Webster has the most expensive homes ($362k median).
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 | Putnam | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
7,120Lowest |
17,748Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S. |
41.2±5.1Highest 6% above U.S. |
39.9±2.9 about the U.S. average |
| Putnam and Webster 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% |
18.9%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Webster 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% |
17%±3.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Webster and Putnam 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% |
18.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
25.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Webster 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±$8kHighest 5% below U.S. |
$65,511±$7kLowest 19% below U.S. |
$72,895±$6k 10% below U.S. |
| Plainfield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 18% below U.S. |
$245,100±$13kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$361,500±$12kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 15% below U.S. |
$1,147±$43Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,228±$81Highest 13% below U.S. |
| Webster and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Highest 35% above U.S. |
$3,564Lowest 14% above U.S. |
$3,999 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.2%±12.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±6.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Webster 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% |
11.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
59.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1956Lowest 24 yrs older than U.S. |
1962 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Webster 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 | #128 of 149 in CT | #271 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Plainfield School District | — | Webster |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | — | Bartlett High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
— | 11.6Highest |
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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.