What stands out worked out from the figures below

Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).

Randolph Town has the most expensive homes ($496k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Plainfield	Randolph Town
People
Population	15,141Lowest	34,878Highest
Median age	37±4.5Lowest 5% below U.S.	41.3±1.8Highest 6% above U.S.
	Randolph Town and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 22%	17.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Plainfield and Randolph Town 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%	18.4%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Randolph Town and Plainfield 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%	35.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Randolph Town 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 5% below U.S.	$109,573±$6kHighest 36% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$272,100±$16kLowest 18% below U.S.	$496,400±$21kHighest 49% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$70Lowest 15% below U.S.	$2,103±$98Highest 49% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,209Lowest 35% above U.S.	$5,644Highest 81% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.8%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	62.1%±10.4Highest U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	8.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	71.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S.	1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the U.S. average	37 minHighest 40% above U.S.
Work from home	10%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	15.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Randolph Town 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	#260 of 282 in MA
School district	Plainfield School District	Randolph
High school in town	Plainfield High School	Randolph High
Students per teacherat that high school	10.3Lowest	14.2Highest
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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.