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Plainville vs Baltic vs Southington
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).
Baltic has the most renters (62.2% rent).
Southington has the most people working from home (17.3%).
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 | Baltic | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551 |
1,157Lowest |
43,803Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% CT: +0.9% |
— |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
37.8±15.8Lowest 8% below CT |
45±1.4Highest 9% above CT |
| Southington and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3 CT: 20.2% |
15.5%±10.8Lowest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±1.4Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Southington and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
15.6%±5.2Lowest CT: 18.5% |
21%±1.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Southington and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% CT: 42.5% |
16.1%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
43.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
0.5%±1.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.3%±1.1Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Southington and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$68,958±$47kLowest 28% below CT |
$124,309±$9kHighest 30% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
$196,200±$27kLowest 47% below CT |
$373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,247±$141 16% below CT |
$1,472±$77Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 28% below CT |
$3,799Lowest 43% below CT |
$6,206Highest 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
29.3%±13.7Lowest CT: 52.6% |
43.9%±8.6Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Southington and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% CT: 10% |
11.6%Highest CT: 10% |
4.9%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7% CT: 66.5% |
37.8%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
81.1%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1938Lowest 29 yrs older than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
28 minHighest 6% above CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
5.2%±4.6Lowest CT: 16% |
17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 149 in CT | — | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | — | Southington School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | — | Southington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.