What stands out worked out from the figures below

Westbrook has the most people working from home (19%).

Plainfield has the most kids (19.4% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Westbrook	Plainfield
People
Population	6,856Lowest	15,141Highest
Median age	58.2±3.7Highest 42% above CT	37±4.5Lowest 10% below CT
Kids under 18	9.6%±2.6Lowest CT: 20.2%	19.4%±2.6Highest CT: 20.2%
Age 65+	36%±5.5Highest CT: 18.5%	16.6%±2.4Lowest CT: 18.5%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41.8%Highest CT: 42.5%	15%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.4%±1.6Lowest CT: 7.1%	5.6%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1%
	Plainfield and Westbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,202±$23kHighest 5% below CT	$76,993±$8kLowest 20% below CT
	Westbrook and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$434,300±$42kHighest 18% above CT	$272,100±$16kLowest 26% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,425±$176Highest 4% below CT	$1,204±$70Lowest 19% below CT
	Westbrook and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,829Highest 12% below CT	$4,209Lowest 37% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	53.8%±17.2Highest CT: 52.6%	39.8%±9.5Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Westbrook and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7%Lowest CT: 10%	8.7%Highest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75.6%Highest CT: 66.5%	73.6%Lowest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 3 yrs newer than CT	1971Highest 4 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 19% below CT	27 minHighest about the CT average
Work from home	19%±5Highest CT: 16%	10%±4Lowest CT: 16%
	Westbrook 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	#59 of 149 in CT	#131 of 149 in CT
School district	Westbrook School District	Plainfield School District
High school in town	Westbrook High School	Plainfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school	6.3Lowest	10.3Highest
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.