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Prospect vs Morris vs Plainville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Morris has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Plainville has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
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 | Prospect | Morris | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458 |
2,164Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
52.8±6.5Highest 28% above CT |
44.3±1.5Lowest 8% above CT |
| Morris and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
17.9%±4.5 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Prospect and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.3 CT: 18.5% |
29.3%±6.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Morris and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% CT: 42.5% |
41.5%Highest CT: 42.5% |
30%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.2%±3 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Plainville and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$109,191±$25k 14% above CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
| Prospect and Morris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21k 3% below CT |
$396,000±$60kHighest 8% above CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% below CT |
| Morris and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
$1,204±$134 19% below CT |
$1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Highest about the CT average |
$5,273 21% below CT |
$4,798Lowest 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
57.1%±31.9Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Morris and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.8%Highest CT: 10% |
6.5% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
89.4% CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 7 yrs newer than CT |
1967Lowest same as CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
29 minHighest 11% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2Lowest CT: 16% |
18.4%±5.7Highest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2 CT: 16% |
| Morris 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Regional School District 20 | Judicial Centers · Plainville School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Plainville High School |
| 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.