Compare towns
Washington vs Putnam vs Plainfield vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Washington has the most people working from home (20.1%).
Putnam has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 37).
Roxbury has the highest household income ($124k).
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 | Washington | Putnam | Plainfield | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,676 |
7,120 |
15,141Highest |
2,185Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% CT: +0.9% |
— | — |
| Median age | 49.9±5.5 21% above CT |
41.2±5.1 about the CT average |
37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT |
54.7±1.8Highest 33% above CT |
| Roxbury and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4.7 CT: 20.2% |
18.9%±4.3 CT: 20.2% |
19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2% |
14.3%±4Lowest CT: 20.2% |
| Plainfield and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±5.3 CT: 18.5% |
17%±3.7 CT: 18.5% |
16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5% |
31%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5% |
| Roxbury and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.7% CT: 42.5% |
18.8% CT: 42.5% |
15%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
65.2%Highest CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±3.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
4.2%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.6%±1.8 CT: 7.1% |
5.8%±3.3 CT: 7.1% |
| Washington and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $101,549±$16k 6% above CT |
$65,511±$7kLowest 32% below CT |
$76,993±$8k 20% below CT |
$123,864±$27kHighest 29% above CT |
| Roxbury and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $660,200±$130k 80% above CT |
$245,100±$13kLowest 33% below CT |
$272,100±$16k 26% below CT |
$714,500±$77kHighest 95% above CT |
| Roxbury and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$264 19% below CT |
$1,147±$43Lowest 23% below CT |
$1,204±$70 19% below CT |
$1,713±$418Highest 15% above CT |
| Roxbury and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,709 29% below CT |
$3,564Lowest 46% below CT |
$4,209 37% below CT |
$6,591Highest about the CT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.1%±24Lowest CT: 52.6% |
38.2%±12.1 CT: 52.6% |
39.8%±9.5 CT: 52.6% |
61.5%±48.3Highest CT: 52.6% |
| Roxbury and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9% CT: 10% |
11.7%Highest CT: 10% |
8.7% CT: 10% |
3.7%Lowest CT: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% CT: 66.5% |
50.7%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
73.6% CT: 66.5% |
82.7%Highest CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1956Lowest 11 yrs older than CT |
1971 4 yrs newer than CT |
1981Highest 14 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% below CT |
25 minLowest 5% below CT |
27 min about the CT average |
37 minHighest 38% above CT |
| Work from home | 20.1%±9Highest CT: 16% |
6.7%±2.7Lowest CT: 16% |
10%±4 CT: 16% |
17.4%±6.6 CT: 16% |
| Washington and Roxbury 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 | #17 of 149 in CT | #128 of 149 in CT | #131 of 149 in CT | — |
| School district | Regional School District 12 | — | Plainfield School District | Regional School District 12 |
| High school in town | Shepaug Valley School | — | Plainfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.1Lowest |
— | 10.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.