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Plainville vs Plainfield vs East Haven
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).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
East Haven has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Plainfield | East Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551 |
15,141Lowest |
27,806Highest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5 8% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
45.7±2.5Highest 11% above CT |
| East Haven and Plainville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.8%±2.2 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.5%±1.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
| East Haven 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%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
25.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.1%±1Lowest 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 | $84,343±$7k 12% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$94,628±$9kHighest about the CT average |
| East Haven 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 |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$294,200±$12kHighest 20% below CT |
| East Haven 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 |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,528±$132Highest about the CT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 28% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$5,122Highest 23% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
58.9%±9.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
| East Haven and Plainville 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% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
7.2% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
74.6%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
27 minHighest about the CT average |
24 min 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Highest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
9%±2.1Lowest 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 | #131 of 149 in CT | #127 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Plainfield School District | East Haven School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | Plainfield High School | East Haven High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
10.3Lowest |
12.0Highest |
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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.