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Warren vs Plainfield vs New Preston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the highest household income ($135k).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
New Preston has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Warren | Plainfield | New Preston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,415 |
15,141Highest |
1,146Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -4.7% CT: +0.9% |
| Median age | 52±5Highest 27% above CT |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
51.8±12.8 26% above CT |
| Warren and New Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±3Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
16.9%±7 CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and New Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±6.3 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
31.3%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| New Preston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.1% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
57.8%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.6%±9Highest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±4.7 CT: 7.1% |
| Warren and New Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $134,583±$33kHighest 41% above CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$76,406±$28kLowest 20% below CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $450,000±$38k 23% above CT |
$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT |
$452,600±$43kHighest 23% above CT |
| New Preston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,204±$70 19% below CT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,769 43% below CT |
$4,209Highest 37% below CT |
$3,528Lowest 47% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.2%±63.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
7.4%±89.8Lowest CT: 52.6% |
| Warren and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
15.8%Highest CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
85.1% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 17 yrs newer than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 18% above CT |
27 minLowest about the CT average |
29 min 8% above CT |
| Work from home | 15.9%±2.7 CT: 16% |
10%±4Lowest CT: 16% |
32.3%±28Highest CT: 16% |
| New Preston and Warren 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 | — |
| School district | Regional School District 20 | 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.