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Prospect vs Union 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 highest household income ($126k).
Union has the oldest population (median age 49.9).
Plainville has the most renters (32.3% rent).
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 | Union | Plainville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,458 |
944Lowest |
17,551Highest |
| Median age | 46.8±3.9 14% above CT |
49.9±4.3Highest 21% above CT |
44.3±1.5Lowest 8% 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 | 21.4%±4.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
15.6%±2.3Lowest 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+ | 24.5%±4.3Highest CT: 18.5% |
24.5%±2.6Highest CT: 18.5% |
20.1%±2.8Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Highest CT: 42.5% |
24%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
30% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
6.2%±1.6Highest 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 | $126,394±$18kHighest 32% above CT |
$88,958±$14k 7% below CT |
$84,343±$7kLowest 12% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,400±$21kHighest 3% below CT |
$330,400±$26k 10% below CT |
$254,000±$14kLowest 31% 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 | $1,800±$433Highest 21% above CT |
— | $1,126±$147Lowest 24% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,504Highest about the CT average |
$4,793Lowest 28% below CT |
$4,798 28% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±31.8 CT: 52.6% |
90%±64.7Highest CT: 52.6% |
40.3%±12.4Lowest 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 | 3.2%Lowest CT: 10% |
5.7% CT: 10% |
6.5%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
92.9% CT: 66.5% |
67.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 7 yrs newer than CT |
1976Highest 9 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above CT |
32 minHighest 20% above CT |
21 minLowest 20% below CT |
| Work from home | 10.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
9%±3.7Lowest CT: 16% |
10.7%±2Highest 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 | #50 of 149 in CT | — | #89 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Regional School District 16 | Union School District | 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.