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Stepney vs Plainfield vs Pomfret
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stepney has the highest household income ($154k).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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 | Stepney | Plainfield | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,979Lowest |
15,141Highest |
4,317 |
| Median age | 47.1±5.6Highest 15% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
45.9±3.7 12% above CT |
| Stepney and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±5.6 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2% |
23.1%±4.9Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Pomfret and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±4.1 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
17.8%±4.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Pomfret and Stepney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
50.8% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±5.4Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.9Lowest CT: 7.1% |
| Stepney and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,966±$16kHighest 61% above CT |
$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT |
$108,476±$8k 13% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $475,800±$53kHighest 30% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$409,100±$28k 12% above CT |
| Stepney and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,750±$1kHighest 85% above CT |
$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT |
$1,210±$300 19% below CT |
| Stepney and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,309Highest 40% above CT |
$4,209Lowest 37% below CT |
$5,903 11% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±48.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6% |
61.9%±15.3 CT: 52.6% |
| Stepney and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7%Highest CT: 10% |
6% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.4%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
80.5% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 15 yrs newer than CT |
1971Lowest 4 yrs newer than CT |
1978 11 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 41% above CT |
27 min about the CT average |
24 minLowest 11% below CT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.3Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
13.2%±5.2Highest CT: 16% |
| Pomfret and Plainfield 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 | — | #131 of 149 in CT | #39 of 149 in CT |
| School district | — | Plainfield School District | Pomfret School District |
| High school 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.