Compare towns
Quinebaug vs Bethany vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Quinebaug has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Bethany has the highest household income ($166k).
Plainfield has the most renters (26.4% 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 | Quinebaug | Bethany | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,193Lowest |
5,288 |
15,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 56.5±1Highest 37% above CT |
42.5±2.9 3% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±3.3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
20.3%±5.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6 CT: 20.2% |
| Bethany and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±9.8Highest CT: 18.5% |
17.2%±4.2 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
| Quinebaug and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.3%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
58%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.4Lowest CT: 7.1% |
6.8%±3.7Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
| Bethany and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,181±$36k 10% above CT |
$166,236±$20kHighest 74% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $237,800±$66kLowest 35% below CT |
$418,000±$42kHighest 14% above CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,204±$70 19% below CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,703Lowest 44% below CT |
$8,313Highest 25% above CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
0%±100Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Plainfield and Quinebaug are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
2.3% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97% CT: 66.5% |
97.2%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 7 yrs older than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the CT average |
32 minHighest 21% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
| Work from home | 23.3%±17.9Highest CT: 16% |
12%±5.2 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
| Quinebaug and Bethany 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 | — | #30 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Bethany School District · Regional School District 05 | Plainfield School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Plainfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
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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.