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Plainville vs Glocester vs East Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Glocester has the most expensive homes ($397k median).
East Haven has the oldest housing (typical home built 1967).
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 | Glocester | East Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551 |
10,221Lowest |
27,806Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5Lowest 14% above U.S. |
50.8±4.3Highest 31% above U.S. |
45.7±2.5 17% above U.S. |
| Glocester and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.8%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Glocester and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.5%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Glocester and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainville and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,343±$7kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$113,508±$7kHighest 41% above U.S. |
$94,628±$9k 17% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$396,500±$28kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$294,200±$12k 12% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,417±$627 about the U.S. average |
$1,528±$132Highest 8% above U.S. |
| East Haven and Glocester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798Lowest 54% above U.S. |
$5,248Highest 68% above U.S. |
$5,122 64% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.5%±24Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.9%±9.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Glocester and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.1%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Glocester and Plainville 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 | #12 of 38 in RI | #127 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Foster-Glocester · Glocester | East Haven School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Ponaganset High School | East Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
12.8Highest |
12.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.