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Sprague vs Plainfield vs Voluntown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sprague has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Voluntown has the most expensive homes ($356k 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 | Sprague | Plainfield | Voluntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,962 |
15,141Highest |
2,604Lowest |
| Median age | 48.5±10.7Highest 18% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
48.3±1.7 18% above CT |
| Sprague and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±5.4 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.4%±3.5Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±3.9Highest CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.6%±3 CT: 18.5% |
| Sprague and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
26.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
3.4%±1.6 CT: 7.1% |
| Plainfield and Voluntown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,850±$11k 3% below CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$101,964±$25kHighest 6% above CT |
| Voluntown and Sprague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,500±$17k 25% below CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$356,100±$16kHighest about the CT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,247±$144Highest 16% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,166±$191Lowest 22% below CT |
| Sprague and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,668 30% below CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$4,955Highest 25% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.9%±12.2Lowest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
42.9%±24.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Voluntown and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
7.3%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
83.5%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 8 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1983Highest 16 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 12% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
31 minHighest 18% above CT |
| Work from home | 5%±2.9Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4Highest CT: 16% |
8.9%±5.4 CT: 16% |
| Plainfield and Voluntown 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 | #141 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | #53 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Sprague School District | Plainfield School District | Voluntown School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Plainfield High School | None in town |
| 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.