What stands out worked out from the figures below

Plainfield has the most homeowners (73.6%).

Vernon has the most people working from home (13.4%).

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	Vernon
People
Population	15,141Lowest	30,577Highest
Median age	37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT	39.4±2.5Highest 4% below CT
	Vernon 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 CT: 20.2%	16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%
	Plainfield and Vernon 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%	18.6%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5%
	Vernon 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 CT: 42.5%	38%Highest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1%	7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%
	Vernon 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	$85,356±$6kHighest 11% below CT
	Vernon and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT	$275,500±$11kHighest 25% below CT
	Vernon and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT	$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,209Lowest 37% below CT	$5,804Highest 13% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.8%±9.5Highest CT: 52.6%	39.3%±5.7Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Plainfield and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.7%Lowest CT: 10%	13.4%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the CT average	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	10%±4Lowest CT: 16%	13.4%±2.5Highest CT: 16%
	Vernon 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	#107 of 149 in CT
School district	Plainfield School District	Vernon School District
High school in town	Plainfield High School	Rockville High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.3Lowest	12.1Highest
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Old photos in History	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.