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Plainfield vs Quinebaug 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 youngest population (median age 37).
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Montville has the most expensive homes ($286k 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 | Montville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
1,193Lowest |
17,950Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
42.8±4.1 4% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.2%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Montville 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% |
17%±2.1 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15% CT: 42.5% |
10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
1.3%±2.4Lowest 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 |
$105,181±$36kHighest 10% above CT |
$96,454±$11k about the CT average |
| Quinebaug and Montville 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 |
$285,600±$13kHighest 22% below CT |
| Montville and Plainfield 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 |
$3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$4,565Highest 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
41.4%±8.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Montville 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% |
7.8% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
97%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.8% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
26 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
5.5%±2.2Lowest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Plainfield 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 | — | #95 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | — | Montville School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | — | 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.