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Plainfield vs Warren vs Plainville
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).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($450k median).
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Warren | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
1,415Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
52±5Highest 27% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
11.2%±3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Plainville 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% |
25.8%±6.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Warren and Plainville 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% |
55.1%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Warren and Plainville 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 |
$134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$450,000±$38kHighest 23% above CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Highest 19% below CT |
— | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Plainfield and Plainville 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 |
$3,769Lowest 43% below CT |
$4,798Highest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
55.2%±63.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Warren and Plainville 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% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
93.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
15.9%±2.7Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #131 of 149 in CT | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Regional School District 20 | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | None in town | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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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.