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Plainville vs Prospect 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 most affordable homes ($254k median).
Prospect has the most homeowners (93.5%).
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 | Prospect | Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551 |
9,458Lowest |
43,803Highest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
46.8±3.9Highest 14% above CT |
45±1.4 9% above CT |
| Prospect and Southington 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% |
21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
18.7%±1.4 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
21%±1.6 CT: 18.5% |
| Prospect and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
40.3% CT: 42.5% |
43.4%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest 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±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
$126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$124,309±$9k 30% above CT |
| Prospect and Southington 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 |
$355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$373,800±$10kHighest about the CT average |
| Southington and Prospect 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 |
$1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,472±$77 about the CT average |
| Prospect and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$6,206 7% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
43.9%±8.6 CT: 52.6% |
| Prospect and Southington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Highest CT: 10% |
3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
4.9% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
81.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
28 minHighest 4% above CT |
24 min 9% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
17.3%±2.9Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 149 in CT | #50 of 149 in CT | #51 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Regional School District 16 | Southington School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | None in town | Southington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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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.