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Plainville vs Prospect vs Union
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 renters (32.3% rent).
Prospect has the highest household income ($126k).
Union has the oldest population (median age 49.9).
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 | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551Highest |
9,458 |
944Lowest |
| Median age | 44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
| Union and Prospect 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% |
16.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Union 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% |
24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30% CT: 42.5% |
40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Union 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 |
$88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
$355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$330,400±$26k 10% below CT |
| Prospect and Union 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 28% below CT |
$6,504Highest about the CT average |
$4,793Lowest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Union and Prospect 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% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
92.9% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
28 min 4% above CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2Highest CT: 16% |
10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
| Plainville and Prospect 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | Regional School District 16 | Union School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.