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Plainfield vs Quinebaug vs Canterbury
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 kids (19.4% under 18).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Canterbury has the most expensive homes ($334k 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 | Quinebaug | Canterbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141Highest |
1,193Lowest |
5,124 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
48.4±4.5 18% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15%±3.5 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Canterbury 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% |
29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
25.5%±4.4 CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15% CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
26.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
4.4%±2 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Canterbury 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 |
$105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
$103,198±$6k 8% above CT |
| Quinebaug and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$334,200±$12kHighest 9% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Highest 19% below CT |
— | $924±$367Lowest 38% below CT |
| Plainfield and Canterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Highest 37% below CT |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,140 38% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
40%±13Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Canterbury and Plainfield 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% |
1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
88.7% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1975Highest 8 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
26 minLowest about the CT average |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
14.7%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Canterbury 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 | — | #125 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | — | Canterbury School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.