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Plainville vs Ansonia vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Ansonia has the most renters (41.9% rent).
Plainfield has the most homeowners (73.6%).
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 | Plainville | Ansonia | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551 |
19,033Highest |
15,141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
40.1±1.6 about the CT average |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.3%±2.8 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
18.1%±2.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Plainville and Ansonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30%Highest CT: 42.5% |
21.9% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$85,877±$10kHighest 10% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Ansonia and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$287,200±$14kHighest 22% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Ansonia and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,476±$121Highest about the CT average |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 28% below CT |
$5,446Highest 18% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.7%±10Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
| Plainville and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
9.4%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7% CT: 66.5% |
58.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1954Lowest 13 yrs older than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Highest CT: 16% |
9.1%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
| Plainville 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 | #89 of 149 in CT | #142 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Connecticut Technical Education and Career System · Ansonia School District | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Emmett O'Brien Technical High School | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
12.2Highest |
10.3Lowest |
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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.