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Plainfield vs Redding vs Wauregan
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Redding has the most people working from home (32.5%).
Wauregan has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
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 | Redding | Wauregan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141Highest |
8,780 |
1,049Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +27.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 37±4.5 10% below CT |
52±2Highest 27% above CT |
32±5.9Lowest 22% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
25.6%±9.8Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Wauregan and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.4 CT: 18.5% |
26.4%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
10.2%±5.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
72.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18.6% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.8%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.1%±3.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Redding 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 |
$186,060±$15kHighest 94% above CT |
$79,545±$18k 17% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$706,300±$33kHighest 93% above CT |
$262,700±$15kLowest 28% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$2,101±$304Highest 41% above CT |
$1,254±$476 16% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209 37% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$3,649Lowest 45% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
64.9%±19.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
22.4%±19.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Redding 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% |
4% CT: 10% |
3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
91.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
60.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1972Highest 5 yrs newer than CT |
1964Lowest 3 yrs older than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the CT average |
36 minHighest 36% above CT |
31 min 17% above CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4 CT: 16% |
32.5%±4.9Highest CT: 16% |
6.8%±7.6Lowest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #131 of 149 in CT | #14 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Redding School District · Regional School District 09 | — |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Joel Barlow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.