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Plainfield vs Woodbridge vs Sterling
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 renters (26.4% rent).
Woodbridge has the most expensive homes ($588k 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.
| Measure | Plainfield | Woodbridge | Sterling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,141Highest |
9,073 |
3,629Lowest |
| Median age | 37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
48.7±2.3Highest 18% above CT |
39.4±5.9 4% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
24.7%±4.3Highest CT: 20.2% |
22.8%±5.9 CT: 20.2% |
| Woodbridge and Sterling 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% |
23.5%±3.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
13%±3.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
71.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
18% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.6%±1.3Lowest CT: 7.1% |
3.7%±1.9 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Sterling 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 |
$188,750±$34kHighest 97% above CT |
$102,695±$12k 7% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$588,100±$40kHighest 60% above CT |
$283,400±$17k 23% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,808±$110Highest 22% above CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$10,000+Highest at least 51% above CT |
$4,551 31% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
71.1%±23.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
32%±18.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Woodbridge 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% |
2.1%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.3% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1988Highest 21 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the CT average |
25 minLowest 7% below CT |
35 minHighest 34% above CT |
| Work from home | 10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
17.2%±5.5Highest CT: 16% |
11.6%±6.4 CT: 16% |
| Woodbridge and Sterling 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 | #16 of 149 in CT | #119 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Plainfield School District | Regional School District 05 · Woodbridge School District | Sterling School District |
| High school in town | Plainfield High School | Amity Regional High School | None in town |
| 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.