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Plainfield vs Westbrook 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).
Westbrook has the most people working from home (19%).
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% rent).
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 | Westbrook | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141 |
6,856Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
58.2±3.7Highest 42% above CT |
44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
9.6%±2.6Lowest 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% |
36%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
41.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville 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 |
$91,202±$23kHighest 5% below CT |
$84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
| Westbrook and Plainville 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 |
$434,300±$42kHighest 18% above CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,425±$176Highest 4% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Westbrook and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$5,829Highest 12% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
53.8%±17.2Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
| Westbrook 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% |
7% CT: 10% |
6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% CT: 66.5% |
75.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the CT average |
21 min 19% below CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
19%±5Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #131 of 149 in CT | #59 of 149 in CT | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Westbrook School District | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Westbrook High School | Plainville High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
6.3Lowest |
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.