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Plainville vs Putnam vs Farmington
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).
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Farmington has the most people working from home (22.1%).
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 | Putnam | Farmington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,551 |
7,120Lowest |
27,134Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
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| Median age | 44.3±1.5Highest 8% above CT |
41.2±5.1Lowest about the CT average |
43.5±1.4 6% above CT |
| Plainville and Farmington 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% |
18.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
19.9%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Farmington and Putnam 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% |
17%±3.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
20.4%±1.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Farmington 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% |
18.8%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
68.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.6%±1.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Farmington 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 |
$65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
$141,120±$10kHighest 47% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,000±$14k 31% below CT |
$245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$432,700±$14kHighest 18% above CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
$1,147±$43 23% below CT |
$1,807±$82Highest 21% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,798 28% below CT |
$3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$6,771Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.4 CT: 52.6% |
38.2%±12.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
51.1%±7.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Farmington 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% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
4.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7% CT: 66.5% |
50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
74.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1980Highest 13 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 20% below CT |
25 minHighest 5% below CT |
24 min 10% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
22.1%±2.8Highest CT: 16% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #12 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District | — | Farmington School District |
| High school in town | Plainville High School | — | Farmington High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
— | 11.8Highest |
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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.